| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2713 | |||||||||
| Wildlife Hospital - Wildlife Sanctuary of NWFL | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dorothy Kaufmann, Director | Organization: | Wildlife Sanctuary of North West Florida | ||||||
| Project Title: | Wildlife Hospital - Wildlife Sanctuary of NWFL | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 3:50:35 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Benson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| A Wildlife Hospital/Permanent Sanctuary. Protecting the wildlife.The Wildlife Sanctuary is the only working facility of its kind in the tri-county area: a wildlife hospital/permanent sanctuary for non-releasable animals/education facility. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Wildlife Sanctuary of North West Florida | Contact: | Dorothy Kaufmann, Director | ||||||
| 105 N. "S" Street | Contact Phone: | (850) 433-9453 | |||||||
| Pensacola 32505 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Washington | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Need Hospital and Sanctuary for the wildlife. Will be a multi-purpose facility for the wildlife, including tours for the public, educational forums and serve as a hurricane evacuation shelter in times of need for the wildlife.To provide a safe haven for injured and orphaned wildlife and to foster public awareness and appreciation of wildlife through the direction of public, private and human resources to provide care, and promote wildlife preservation through education. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Provide care for the wildlife and educate the public. To continue to be a viable part of the community by providing a 24-hr drop off site for injured/orphaned wildlife & maintaining a wildlife hospital & sanctuary. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $25,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | $130,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $25,000 | To Fund: | Operations, Construction | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Yes | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | The Wildlife Sanctuary is the only working facility of its kind in the tri-county | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Escambia County Board of Commissioners | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 08/15/2002 | ||||||||