Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1074FY0001

Sisters Creek Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Brad Thoburn

Organization:

City of Jacksonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Sisters Creek Park

Date Submitted:

2/12/01 5:19:19 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

James King

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Promotes regional economic development by providing natrual resource-based tourism opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Jacksonville

Contact:

Brad Thoburn

 

117 W. Duval Street, Suite 400

Contact Phone:

(904) 630-2851

 

 

Jacksonville 32202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Duval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upgrades and enhancements to park and marina.  Structural upgrades, construction of esplanade, parking, lighting, amenities, landscaping, and a dock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Economic impact of Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament and year-round attraction as tourism destination point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$5,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Tourism Task Force, City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Duval County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

12/4/00