Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2705FY0001

Lake Worth Lagoon Restoration Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Richard Walesky

Organization:

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Lake Worth Lagoon Restoration Project

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 11:40:37 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ken Pruitt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Restore , conserve and manage Lake Worth Lagoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners

Contact:

Todd Bonlarron

 

301 North Olive Ave.

Contact Phone:

(561) 355-2406

 

 

West Palm Beach 33401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project will fund construction sub-projects to benefit the water quality of the Lake Worth Lagoon.  Five sub-projects are recommended for funding; four municipal stormwater retrofit projects will treat stormwater from ares which previously untreated stormwater, carrying suspended solids and other pollutants directly into Lake Worth Lagoon; another project will remove exotic vegetation and restore mangrove wetlands and tidal ditches/ponds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increased habitat for fish and wildlife and improved water quality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$9,532,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$6,270,350

Total In-Kind Amount:

$262,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

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:

Lake Worth Lagoon Management Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners;Lake Worth Lagoon Steering Committee

 

Meeting Date:

2/6/01