House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3019 Airport Economic Development Project
Requester:	Douglas Anderson		Organization:		St. Lucie County
Project Title:	Airport Economic Development Project		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 7:22:35 PM
District Member:	Rick Minton		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	St. Lucie
Recipient:	St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners		Contact:		Paul Phillips
	2300 Virginia Avenue		Contact Phone:		(561) 462-1732
	Fort Pierce 34982
Project Description:
Create a 150 acre industrial park, expand the existing industrial park, and provide potable water to the North part of St. Lucie County.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
St. Lucie County has a very high unemployment rate. The area's reliance on agricultural jobs has caused a large number of low paying jobs and high level of poverty. The jobs created by the industrial development will help relieve the burdens on the State.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The existing Airport Industrial Park, which encompasses approximately 100 acres, creates over 1,000 jobs for the region. When completed this project should provide over 1,500 high wage and high skill jobs for the region.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$3,400,000
Total cost of the project:		$5,134,450

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$954,450		In-Kind Amount:	$780,000
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:	Documentation to follow by U.S. Mail
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:	07/06/1999