Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #376FY0001 Hernando County - Southern Pine Beetle Relief
Requester:		Paul McIntosh, County Administrator			Organization:		Hernando County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:		Hernando County - Southern Pine Beetle Relief			Date Submitted:		2/6/01 11:15:21 AM
Sponsors:		Ginny Brown-Waite
Statewide Interest:		To help keep the Southern Pine Beetle from spreading to other counties.
Recipient:		Hernando County			Contact:		Paul McIntosh, County Administrator
		20 N. Main Street			Contact Phone:		(352) 754-4477
		Brooksville 34601
Counties:		Hernando
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
To assist landowners in the suppression of the Southern Pine Beetle from actively infested trees.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
To prevent the spread of the Southern Pine Beetle epidemic to surrounding counties. Currently, the cost of the project is unknown.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$132,500
Total cost of the project:			$132,500
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		None
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?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Forestry Department's literature on suppressing Southern Pine Beetle
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Hernando County Board of County Commissioners Meeting
	Meeting Date:		10/17/00