House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3201 Egmont Key - Emergency Stabilization of historic structures on the western shoreline
Requester:	Helen D. Levine		Organization:		Hillsborough County Government
Project Title:	Egmont Key - Emergency Stabilization of historic structures on the western shoreline		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 10:38:57 PM
District Member:	Rudolph Bradley		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Hillsborough
Recipient:	Hillsborough County Government/Egmont Key Alliance, Inc.		Contact:		Kim Griffin
	601 East Kennedy Boulevard		Contact Phone:		(727) 893-1840
	Tampa 33602
Project Description:
This project will provide funds for detailed design, procurement and installation of piling or other emergency stabilization structures in the immediate frontal areas of Batteries McIntosh and Mellon on the west shoreline of Egmont Key, during the year 2000.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
This State Park provides an opportunity for historic interpretation and understanding for visitors from the Tampa Bay area, Florida, the U.S. and overseas about a period of U.S. history which is not otherwise well-represented in peninsular Florida. This project is a rare opportunity to begin the preservation of valuable historic structures which will attract visitors to the State and to the Tampa Bay area.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The installation of emergency stabilization structures will provide immediate protection against further erosion of areas in front of Batteries McIntosh and Mellon. This will "buy enough time" to start the placement of sand on the beach area, as is currently being planned, by depositing 300,000 to 350,000 cubic yards of sand on the western shore of Egmont Key. The sand will come from the authorized St. Petersburg Harbor Dredging Project, which is a part of the 1999-2000 Federal Budget.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$300,000
Total cost of the project:		$300,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
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?				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:	FDEP Egmont Key Erosion Control Project Feasibility Study - December 1997
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee Co. Legislative Delegations
	Meeting Date:	12/16/1999