Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #180FY0001 Marion County Public Library Headquarters
Requester:		Julia Sieg			Organization:		Marion County Public Library System
Project Title:		Marion County Public Library Headquarters			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 4:09:37 PM
Sponsors:		Richard Mitchell, Rod Smith
Statewide Interest:		Will enhance the ability to serve the educational, cultural and business needs of 250,000+ citizens
Recipient:		Marion County Public Library System			Contact:		Julia Sieg
		15 S.E. Osceola Avenue			Contact Phone:		(352) 629-8553
		Ocala 34471
Counties:		Marion
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Renovate a 59,000 square foot facility in Ocala as the library headquarters to serve the citizens of Marion County with print and non-print resources, meeting and programming space, a technology lab and study areas.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Serving a population of 250,000+ residents, with an expected 25% increae in items checked out, attendance, computer use, and questions responded to.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$6,900,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$6,400,000
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?							Yes
	Documentation:		Library system is approximately 95,000 s.f. short of State and National standards
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Marion County Board of County Commissioners/Marion County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/19/01