Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #318FY0001 Hardee County Mechanical Citrus Harvesting Transition Loan Program
Requester:		Gary Oden			Organization:		Hardee County Commission
Project Title:		Hardee County Mechanical Citrus Harvesting Transition Loan Program			Date Submitted:		02/09/2001 10:58:48 AM
Sponsors:		Lindsay Harrington
Statewide Interest:		Proliferation of mechanical citrus harvesting will radically impact economies of the citrus belt.
Recipient:		Hardee County Commission			Contact:		Gary Oden
		412 W Orange St A-203			Contact Phone:		(863) 773-9430
		Wauchula 33873
Counties:		Hardee
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Prototype program to initiate a low interest loan fund administered by a local bank to facilitate the implementation of mechanical citrus harvesting.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased efficiency of citrus operations resulting in cost effective measures, both locally and statewide.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2088
Specific Appropriation Title:			Communities with Special Needs/Economic Opportunities
Amount to be reduced:			$500,000
Fund Source:			Trust Fund
Total cost of the project:			$500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		County designated by Governor as Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Hardee County Legislative Hearing
	Meeting Date:		02/01/2001