THE TOWN OF CENTURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
SMALL CITIES CDBG DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING
The Town of Century is considering applying to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for Small Cities Hurricane Sally Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Funding. The Town is eligible to apply for three applications, each with minimum of $750,000 up to $65 million through the Rebuild Florida Infrastructure Repair Program (IRP). All activities funded through the Program must meet a National Objectives or either benefit to Low-to-Moderate individuals or address an urgent need AND must “tie-back” to damages relating Hurricane Sally or address mitigation activities that will lessen the impact or increase resilience to future disasters.
The Town of Century is proposing to submit applications for one or more of the following activities:
- Shelter: The renovation/rebuilding of the old Century High School gymnasium for use as a multipurpose facility as well as service as a hurricane shelter for use during natural disasters. Estimated project cost is $10,000,000 which will include construction/demolition, engineering, architectural, site development, permitting and administration. The Town Council may vote to contribute matching funds to this project.
- Drainage Improvements: Includes the replacement of the bridge on Freedom Road and various improvements to the drainage system at Jefferson Avenue/Freedom Road and Freedom Road Bridge and Alger Road Bridge. Both of these areas experienced embankment erosion during Hurricane Sally which added to the increased instability of these bridges. Estimated project cost is $ 3,000.000.00 which will included construction, engineering, permitting and administration. The Town Council may vote to contribute matching funds to this project.
Public comments will be accepted on this proposed project until Monday, March 20, 2023. Public comments may be e-mailed to Kristina Wood at kwood [at] centuryflorida.us or by calling Century Town Hall at (850) 256-3208. A public hearing to obtain citizen comments regarding these proposed applications will be held at Century Town Hall, located at 7995 North Century Blvd. on Tuesday March 21, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. For information concerning the public hearing, contact Kristina Wood at (850) 256-3208 or by e-mail at kwood [at] centuryflorida.us The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing is asked to advise the Town at least three days before the hearing by contacting Kristina Wood at (850) 256-3208. If you are hearing or speech impaired please contact the Town using the Florida Relay Services, 1(800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice). In addition, the public hearing will be available via Zoom Conferencing by calling 1-888-475-4499, entering 570 703 5793#, and then # or, you can call 646-876-9923. There is no fee for using this service.
Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact Kristina Wood at (850) 256-3208 at least three days prior to the hearing and an interpreter will be provided.