House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #45

St. Johns County Public Library South Branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mary Jane Little

Organization:

St. Johns County Public Library System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

St. Johns County Public Library South Branch

Date Submitted:

01/29/2000 5:47:56 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Doug Wiles

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

St. Johns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

St. Johns County Library System

Contact:

Mary Jane Little

 

1960 Ponce De Leon Blvd.

Contact Phone:

(904) 823-2650

 

 

St. Augustine 32084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This appropriation will allow St. Johns County to construct a new Public Library branch in the southern part of the County.  The County applied for this grant through the Secretary of State's library construction program, where they were ranked #1 by the Secretary of State.  NOTE:  This project is included in the Governor's Budget recommendations at $400,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The state has long seen libraries as an important means of providng cultural and educational opportunities to its citizens.  This project furthers that goal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

It will allow more St. Johns County residents to access the library system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,422,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$2,920,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

State, Department Of, And Secretary Of State

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

St. Johns County Commission

 

Meeting Date:

03/16/1999