Century Council votes 3 to 2 to spend $4K to train

The town of Century will spend $4,000 to send three town employees to Texas to train for the town's gas billing system following a 3 to 2 split vote at Monday night's council meeting.

Century Mayor Hawkins sought the council's approval to send Gas Superintendent Wally Kellette, Billing Clerk Toni Simmons and Kim Godwin to Tyler, Texas for training on April 9 and 10, to receive training that is required to properly utilize the town's gas billing system.

Brooks asked why three had to go and Hawkins said so that there would be more than one person who would be trained.

Councilwoman Brooks sugg...