Owners 'protest' Century tap fees

Century Mayor Henry Hawkins told the council Monday night that the town had received a check in the amount of $165,180, referred to as 'payment under protest of water and sewer fees' and a letter from Attorney William Dunaway representing the owners of Century Park Apartments, the Pace's Foundation.

The 50-unit, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom, complex was started in late January 2017 in the wooded area east of Escambia County Courthouse annex in Century and is financed by HOME funds provided by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and Housing Urban Development (HUD). The income-based rentals offer affo...