Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #166FY0001

LaGrange Bayou Public Barge Port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Tom Powell

Organization:

Walton County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

LaGrange Bayou Public Barge Port

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 3:18:57 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Charlie Clary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

allow for access and a link to economy in Walton county

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Walton County Board of County Commissioners

Contact:

Tom Powell

 

P O Box 1260

Contact Phone:

(850) 892-0555

 

 

DeFuniak Springs 32435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Bay, Hamilton, Okaloosa, Walton, Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The LaGrange Bayou/Four Mile Creek waterway near the City of Freeport is vital to the economy of Walton County.  The waterway is in dire need of dredging if it is to continue to serve the water based industries located along its shores.  A lack of adequate spoil sites is hindering the Army Corps of Engineers from proceeding with the dredging of the facility.  This project would provide for the needed dredging of the waterway and a public barge port on the Intracoastal Waterway to serve the Walton, Okaloosa, Bay, Holmes and Washington Counties area.  Requested funds would allow Walton County to purchase approximately 175 acres of land at two sites along the LaGrange Bayou/Four Mile Creek waterway.  125 acres of the land would be used for dedicated spoil sites for the dredged material.  50 acres of waterfront land would be used for the port facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

New county taxes: $1,788,000 per year.  Retained county taxes: $1,001,280 per year.  Total county tax benefit: $2,789,280 per year.  State tax revenue impact is not known.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$5,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$2,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Project was previously submitted to FDOT for Governor's Fast Track Transportation Initiative Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Walton County Board of County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

12/28/00