| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2013 | |||||||||
| Funding for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Welton G. Cadwell, Chairman | Organization: | Lake County Board of County Commissioners | ||||||
| Project Title: | Funding for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 2:17:01 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Hugh Gibson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| It would allow at least 1.5 million trips to be provided statewide to persons who are transportation disadvantaged. In Lake County it means that we would be able to provide an additional 7,500 trips. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Lake County Board of County Commissioners | Contact: | Kenneth Harley | ||||||
| 315 W. Main Street | Contact Phone: | (352) 253-6116 | |||||||
| Tavares 32778 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To provide additional funding to the Transportation Disadvantaged Program population of the state. The CTD indicated that 1,597,955 trips were denied in 2001 because of a lack of additional funding. Furthermore it is estimated that about one-third of the state's population is transportation disadvantaged. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| To provide statewide an additional 1.5 million trips and locally 7,500 additional trips. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $117,695 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $9,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $11,770 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $9,000,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $9,000,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged has studies showing the need for the additional funding | ||||||||
| 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 Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/04/2002 | ||||||||