House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2275

Highlands County Fair Expo & Community Center (Operational)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Artie McIntryre

Organization:

Highlands County Fair Association, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Highlands County Fair Expo & Community Center (Operational)

Date Submitted:

01/30/2000 5:09:24 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Joseph Spratt

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Highlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Highlands County Fair Association, Inc.

Contact:

Artie McIntyre

 

P.O. Box 1981

Contact Phone:

(863) 382-2225

 

 

Sebring 33871-1981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the multi-use facility is constructed, funds will be used for City, County, State, and South West Florida Management District permitting, planning, design, and engineering.  Building will meet hurricane shelter specifications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

This building would be used as a disaster shelter for the South Central Florida area.  Due to the fact that the building will be located on the fair grounds, it would have ample space to facilitate shlter for animals during a disaster.  Also, it would be used for many community events such as agricultrural and industrial exhibitions, public gatherings, cultural activities, school events and other functions which enhance the educational, agricultural, horticultural, livestock, charitable, historical, civic, cultural, scientific, and other resources of the geographical area that the Fair Association represents and serves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Will provide a safe haven to local residents who live in mobile homes or low lying areas and citizens who reside in our coastal counties that are forced to leave during an evacuation order.  When not in use as a shelter, it will serve as a community center for residents in the surrounding areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Highlands County's Emergency Management Agency-lack of emergency shelter space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Highlands County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

10/28/1999