House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #286

Wee Care Children's Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Walton County

Organization:

Board of Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Wee Care Children's Park

Date Submitted:

01/25/2000 3:24:27 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Bev Kilmer

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Walton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

Contact:

Walton County Board of Commissione

 

P O Drawer 689

Contact Phone:

(850) 892-8155

 

 

DeFuniak Springs 32435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To construct a multi-use recreastional park on county-owned property.  The park site will include a children's playground, amphitheater, softball practice field, skating area, basketball courts, tennis courts, racquetball and handball courts, batting cages and exercise trails.  There will also be a large pavilion and several picnic shelters and 2 restroom facilities.  The YMCA will also be constructing their gymnasium on a portion of the property.  There will be three soccer fields for the YMCA soccer program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

This park will provide residents of Walton and surrounding counties with a multi-use recreational park.  This park will provide recreational activities for all ages.  It will be accessible for tourists coming through Walton County to stop and picnic and rest.  Establishment of this park would be in keeping with state wide goals to provide adequate recreational facilities for its citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

We anticipate 73,000 perosns using this facility annually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$100,000

In-Kind Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Minutes from the Board of County Commissioners discussing the needs of such a facility in Walton Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

01/12/1998