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The Flomaton Town Council unanimously voted Monday to end its 99-year lease with the Escambia County School System and turn Hurricane Park over to the school board. The school board is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. on Feb. 16 at Flomaton High School with accepting the park on the agenda. Flomaton Town Hall was packed with standing room only on Feb. 7 for a public meeting to discuss the proposal from the school board to take over the park. In 1985 the town leased the majority of the land that now...
The Century Council Monday night approved Mayor Ben Boutwell to sign the conceptual lease agreement drawn up by town attorney Matt Dannheisser, with a few grammatical and verbiage changes made, that would allow an unnamed manufacturing company to operate out of the old Starter Sportswear Building in the town’s industrial park for the next five years. Danita Andrews with FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance, which serves as the economic development opportunity facilitator for Escambia C...
The town of Flomaton is looking at a price tag of an estimated $214,205 expense to rid Palafox Street from Church Street to Cary Street of utility poles and place those utilities under ground. Ken Jernigan, who has purchased several buildings in the downtown area, said he received quotes from Alabama Power ($79,671), Spectrum ($65,188) and AT&T ($69,346) to place the utilities under ground. Jernigan said the quotes he received are good for 90 days. Jernigan called the current situation an...
Flomaton's K-9 Boo was rushed to an emergency veterinarian provider early Friday, Feb. 3, and had to be put down due to complications with cancer. Police Chief Johnny Wilson said K-9 Officer Charles Land rushed Boo to the veterinarian about 5:30 a.m. due to sudden health complications. Boo, who was a certified police officer with the town, has been with the Flomaton Police Department for two years with a successful record of narcotics seizures leading to the arrests of multiple suspects. Boo...
The Century Town Council tabled a resolution raising the garbage rates for residential customers Monday night to reflect the 4.93 percent Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase allowed in the contract the town has with Republic Services. According to Town Clerk Leslie Howington, garbage rates in the billing system have ranged from $16.98 to $24.85, with an additional can at $5.64 monthly. Garbage service in Century currently is one can picked up once weekly by Republic with curbside debris being...
