House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #345 Columbia County Community Senior Services Center
Requester:	Deborah Freeman, Director		Organization:		Columbia County Senior Services
Project Title:	Columbia County Community Senior Services Center		Date Submitted:		01/10/2000 3:29:12 PM
District Member:	Dwight Stansel		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Columbia
Recipient:	Columbia County Senior Services		Contact:		Deborah Freeman, Director
	P. O. Box 1772 (480 Oleander Rd)		Contact Phone:		(904) 755-0235
	Lake City, FL 32056
Project Description:
Contruct a new senior citizens center which will offer programs which will work to retain the best of physical and mental funcitoning.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Services provided by this center will save the State of Florida many dollars by keeping dependence at bay and increase opportunities for self-sufficiency and personal independence of Florida's elders and to plan, advocate, coordinate and administer programs and policies that help elders attain needed services and long term care.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Assist senior adults with the transition from life before retirement to active life after retirement. The payoff will be a more independent senior adult population who will place less strain on the long term care resources of the State.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$250,000
Total cost of the project:		$4,500,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$35,000		In-Kind Amount:		$25,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$4,499,444
	Purpose for future year funding:				YesNon-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?					No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Elder Affairs, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Agency Needs' Assessment
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	City of Lake City, City Council
	Meeting Date:	04/20/1998