House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1010

Farm Worker Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Gary Oden

Organization:

Hardee County Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Farm Worker Housing

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 9:59:14 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Lindsay Harrington

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Gary Oden

Contact:

Gary Oden

 

412 W. Orange Street Room A-203

Contact Phone:

(863) 773-9430

 

 

Wauchula, FL 33873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land purchase for the establishment of farm worker housing with fifty-two single family units.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the shortage of safe & healthy rental housing in Hardee County this project will provide farm workers with temporary housing until they gain financial stability to establich a permanent residence in the county.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

To provide safe & healthy housing for area farm workers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$82,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$5,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

The 1991 survey conducted by the Central Fl Regional Planning Council & the 1999 FL Statisical  Abst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Hardee County Commission

 

Meeting Date:

02/03/2000