Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #157FY0001

Okeechobee County Agri-Center/ Multi-Use Shelter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

George Long

Organization:

Okeechobee County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Okeechobee County Agri-Center/ Multi-Use Shelter

Date Submitted:

2/8/01 9:43:54 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

John Laurent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Provides for necessary shelter space in this inland county for coastal area evacuees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Okeechobee County Commission

Contact:

George Long

 

304 N.W. 2nd Avenue Room 106

Contact Phone:

(863) 763-6441

 

 

Okeechobee 34972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Okeechobee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide County with funding for initial construction of Multi-use shelter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increased shelter space in shelter deficient county

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$8,650,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Emergency Management state survey shows county to be deficient

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Okeechobee Delegation & County Commission

 

Meeting Date:

2/1/01