Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #419FY0001 Land Acquisition along North Fork New River
Requester:		Steve Sommerville			Organization:		Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection
Project Title:		Land Acquisition along North Fork New River			Date Submitted:		2/13/01 5:30:35 PM
Sponsors:		M. Mandy Dawson
Statewide Interest:		Restoration of the North Fork New River, to provide substantive ecological improvements.
Recipient:		Broward County Dept of Planning & Environmental Protection			Contact:		Steve Sommerville
		218 SW 1st Avenue			Contact Phone:		(954) 357-6644
		Fort Lauderdale 33301
Counties:		Broward
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Acquisition of natural lands and open space adjacent to the North Fork New River; and shoreline easements, as appropriate, along the river banks, for conservation, preservation and potential greenway use.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Acquisition of some of the sites identified in Exhibit 1 of State Appropriation Proposal
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$300,000
Total cost of the project:			$600,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$300,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
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:		Passage of Land Preservation Bond Issue by the Broward voters on November 7, 2000
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Broward County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		1/23/01