Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #259FY0001 Okaloosa Regional Agricultural Facility
Requester:		Gerald Edmondson			Organization:		Okaloosa County Extension Service
Project Title:		Okaloosa Regional Agricultural Facility			Date Submitted:		2/7/01 4:36:05 PM
Sponsors:		Durell Peaden
Statewide Interest:		Facility will provide regional offices for agricultural agencies in a three-county area.
Recipient:		Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners			Contact:		Gerald Edmondson
		101 East James Lee Boulevard			Contact Phone:		(850) 689-5850
		Crestview 32536
Counties:		Okaloosa
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Regional agricultural facility and farmers' market to serve Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. Will provide a facility for citizens to seek resources and information for the Extension Service and USDA agencies.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Expanded domestic commerce, enhanced natural resources, more access to safe and affordable food, improve health of citizens.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,600,000
Total cost of the project:			$2,200,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
					Total In-Kind Amount:		$600,000
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?							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?							Yes
	Documentation:		Minutes of Citizen Advisory Committees and County and City Governmental bodies
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		9/21/99