House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #129

Hendry County Fairgrounds Improvements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Lester Baird

Organization:

Hendry County Board of County Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Hendry County Fairgrounds Improvements

Date Submitted:

01/23/2000 5:04:59 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Joseph Spratt

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Hendry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Hendry County Board of County Commissioners

Contact:

Lester Baird

 

P.O. Box 1760

Contact Phone:

(863) 675-5220

 

 

LaBelle 33935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds will be used to renovate current facilities that are in desperate need of repair.  The livestock pavilion is not large enough, exhibit hall is in need of a new roof, a entertainment pavilion is needed and electrical repairs and upgrades are needed on the existing facilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens statewide and local 4-Her's utilize the Hendry County Fairgrounds property.  Hendry County is a large agricultural county located within a Federal Enterprise Community and a Florida Enterprise Zone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Upon completion of the much needed renovations to the fair's facilites, visitors will have a safer environment when participating in activities at the fairgrounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Unknown

 

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

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Hendry County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

11/08/1999