Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #818FY0001 Dredging of Navigation Canals in Two Chains of Lakes
Requester:		Gene Molnar, Chairman			Organization:		Lake County Water Authority
Project Title:		Dredging of Navigation Canals in Two Chains of Lakes			Date Submitted:		2/13/01 11:58:22 AM
Sponsors:		Anna Cowin
Statewide Interest:		Water quality & natural systems improvement .
Recipient:		Lake County Water Authority			Contact:		Michael J. Perry, Executive Director
		107 North Lake Avenue			Contact Phone:		(352) 343-3777
		Tavares 32178-1429
Counties:		Lake
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
One of the prominent recreational features of Lake County are the many lakes that are connected through navigable channels that allow boaters to move through the chain of lakes from south Lake County to the Ocklawaha River and ultimately to the Atlantic Ocean. These regionally significant features require periodic maintenance dredging to remove accumulated sand and other sediments which have begun to limit the navigability of these two chains of lakes. With the present low water conditiions, doing the maintenance dredging becomes more efficient and cost effective. By partnering with the State, the Lake County Water Authority can accomplish this maintenance dredging sooner and more cost effectively than having to accomplish the same tasks under higher water conditions and over a longer period of time.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Restored and improved navigational access to the regionally significant Clermont and the Harris Chain of Lakes.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations and Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$500,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$500,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations and Non-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?						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?							No
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Lake County Water Authority
	Meeting Date:		1/17/01