Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #860FY0001 Agri-plex Addition - South Florida Fair
Requester:		Brantley "Buck" Christian			Organization:		South FL Fair & Palm Beach Expositions, Inc.
Project Title:		Agri-plex Addition - South Florida Fair			Date Submitted:		2/14/01 11:21:02 AM
Sponsors:		Ken Pruitt
Statewide Interest:		Meeting & exhibit facilities, show rings, education areas to used by agricultural & community groups
Recipient:		South FL Fair & Palm Beach Expositions , Inc.			Contact:		Brantly "Buck" Christian
		9067 Southern Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(561) 790-5230
		West Palm Beach 33411
Counties:		Palm Beach
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Development of 10 acre Agricultural Complex to serve agricultural needs of groups, organizations and individuals in market area. Provides secondary benefit of disaster preparedness facilities serving south Florida area.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increase agricultural awareness. Direct benefit is improved agricultrual marketing.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$2,500,000
Total cost of the project:			$7,500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$2,000,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$2,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$350,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Economic Research Report by ERA Associates, Inc.
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 Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		2/16/01