Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #221FY0001 St. Lucie County Fairgrounds Renovation
Requester:		Douglas Anderson			Organization:		St. Lucie County
Project Title:		St. Lucie County Fairgrounds Renovation			Date Submitted:		2/7/01 9:52:01 AM
Sponsors:		Bill Posey, Ken Pruitt
Statewide Interest:		Special Needs Shelter, Post-Diaster Large Animal Collection Site
Recipient:		St. Lucie County Board of County Commission			Contact:		Ray Wazny
		2300 Virginia Avenue			Contact Phone:		(561) 462-1485
		Fort Pierce 34982
Counties:		St. Lucie
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
This project will expand/modernize the Fair and provide a multi-purpose, regional livestock/equine facility for training and education.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Facility will be used as a staging and distribution area of equipment along with the capability of providing for regional staging of resources and primary command post during recovery stages of a disaster.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$2,000,000
Total cost of the project:			$4,105,261
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$1,017,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$1,088,261
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1997-1998		Amount:		$300,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		St. Lucie County Board of County Commission
	Meeting Date:		1/16/01