Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3209FY0001

Hendry-Glades Career & Educational Center Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Hendry-Glades Career & Education Center

Organization:

SW FL Workforce Development Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Hendry-Glades Career & Educational Center Construction

Date Submitted:

2/19/01 1:02:47 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Steven Geller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Provides a solution to the regions chronic and severe unemployment problems & increases income level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

SW FL Workforce Development Board

Contact:

Phillip Keyes

 

24311 Walden Center Dr. Suite 200

Contact Phone:

(863) 983-6138

 

 

Bonita Springs 34134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To build a center where non-traditional and typical job skills can be offered to unemployed and underemployed individuals enabling them to enter the regions job market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Have a facility that provides training to a 5-county population.  Attract new business into the region and help exisiting businesses expand into rural communities that have been designated as areas of critical state concern.  Also this project targets lowering unemployment which peaks around 20% during parts of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$4,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$8,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$3,000,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$4,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Unemployment statistics; low per capita income levels; US Census figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Glades & Hendry Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/31/01