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Century Awarded $12.8 Million In Grants For Shelter And Multi-Purpose Building, Bridges Repair
July 13, 2023
Just over $12.8 million in grants were awarded to Century on Wednesday for a shelter and to repair three bridges through the Florida Department of Commerce’s Rebuild Florida program for Hurricane Sally impacts.
The $12,877,137 in grant funds will be used to demolish the old Century High School gym on Hecker Road and build a shelter that can also be used as a multi-purpose facility and to make drainage and road improvements at Jefferson Avenue, Freedom Road Bridge and Alger Road Bridge, which were damaged during Hurricane Sally.
There is no timetable yet as to when work will begin.
Gym/Hurricane Shelter
A $10 million grant to turn the old Century High School gym property into a multipurpose facility that could also serve as a hurricane or other disaster shelter. The town does not own the old gym, which was constructed in 1960; it belongs to Pensacola State College.
Town consultant Robin Phillips, who is managing the grant submissions, said the gym is laden with asbestos and lead. It has been essentially abandoned for years, and is in poor condition. For those reasons, Phillips said an architect recommended that the building be demolished and rebuilt.
The town plans to accept the state funds only if PSC will transfer ownership to the town.
Bridge Repairs
A separate $2,862,137 grant to replace a failed bridge on Freedom Road that has been closed for three years, and make drainage improvements to bridges on Jefferson Avenue and Alger Road that suffered embankment erosion during Hurricane Sally.
The state budget recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis already included an additional $1.257 million for the Freedom Road bridge.
The bridge and drainage grant will not be impacted if the town does not move forward with the gym project.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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19 Responses to “Century Awarded $12.8 Million In Grants For Shelter And Multi-Purpose Building, Bridges Repair”
I think century is lucky I think I’ll buy my Lotto tickets there they have a way of getting millions of dollars monthly I need that kind of luck. The mayor must know someone in Tallahassee or be the son of someone who knows someone
Flomaton is a neat – tidy – clean town ….the city puts money back into the roads – parks – schools – the Police do a great job …crime is very low . Then you look at Century that’s full of criminals & drug dealers .it’s dirty and the roads are shameful – there is nothing good to say about it at all …the city is very corrupt with misappropriation of funds … and the city council keeps changing people that have absolutely no experience at all . The best thing about Century is 29 South …
Everybody watch for disappearing money. Freedom Ln. should just be turned into a cul de sac. That would cost very little money, and any adverse effects would be minimal. There are much longer dead end roads in the North end, and nobody worries about them.
I agree with you cf. Just having fun
@ retired
You point out the Obvious…the STATE has awarded the Town of Century $10.000.000 TEN Million Dollars to replace the old gym with a multi-purpose building.
State has done that without any reference to any transfer, purchase, of the property from PSC to the Town of Century.
Why didn’t the State require the transfer?
Dusted and Done with this.
If this huge amount of funding is given to the Town of Century there MUST be very tight responsible auditing of every step and Penalties if wrong doing is found.
The hard reality is that Century is poorly managed, including their finances. Has nothing to do with Christmas.
CF don’t be a Scrooge. Merry Christmas to you. It is the most wonderful time of the year.
@ George. Sounds like the Century council. Not grown up. 12 million will be gone and Century will STILL be broke.
At least Christmas ights brings joy and smiles to little children and to we adults that haven’t grown up.
If Century gets the purse string on this it won’t last a year and still no building or more importantly no bridge,film @11.
Think of all the Christmas lights that will buy!
Town of Century,
Please use the money to reduce corruption and incompetence in government – begin the process to dissolve the Town of Century!
Citizen for less government and preservation of Constitutional rights.
We all going to make sure every dollar gets spent the right way. This bridge has done been paid for two or three times and who all did they use for quotes? There’s no way that bridge cost this much where’s the xtra million and half at???? As for the gym thought the town didnt own this anymore? This town is corrupt where’s the money at that went for road crossings after the town said they was adding to by the library after that boy got hit? Now there’s been two more people hit. Where’s the money?? oh in the pockets of the corrupt folks in office.
@anne
If you would read the whole article.
“The town plans to accept the state funds ONLY if PSC will transfer ownership to the town.”
I can see someone representing Century going to jail before this is all said and done! Way too much corruption in this small town for someone not to get greedy!
Work on the streets in Century!!! Briggs Blvd and Jefferson from Hwy 4 to Hecker!!! Use the money wisely. You will open the bridge up on Freedom and then CRIME will go up again!!! Use your brains!!!
Don’t worry Mr Gomez will make sure every penny is accounted for.
the gym is a eye sore. needed to be torn down long ago.
ACCOUNTABILITY????
Dear State of Florida….Town of Century does NOT Own the old gym.
“A $10 million grant to turn the old Century High School gym property into a multipurpose facility that could also serve as a hurricane or other disaster shelter. The town does not own the old gym, which was constructed in 1960; it belongs to Pensacola State College.”