As town of Century tries to seek $1.5 million to fix community center; some say the town doesn’t own the property
Although no action was taken, the Century Town Council discussed the recent discovery that the Carver Community Center still belongs to the Escambia County Board of Education and how it will effect the town's application for a COVID grant for $1.5 million to renovate it.
According to Interim City Manager Vernon Prather, the building was assumed to belong to the town, but the recent grant opportunity has brought the question of who the real owner is.
Council members expressed concern about who was listed as the owner since grants to benefit the Carver Community Center have been received in the...
