Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1060

Avon Park Hurricane Shelter/ Recreation Complex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

C.B. Shirey

Organization:

City of Avon Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Avon Park Hurricane Shelter/ Recreation Complex

Date Submitted:

01/27/2000 3:48:58 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

John Laurent

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Highlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Avon Park

Contact:

C.B Shirey

 

110 East Main Street

Contact Phone:

(863) 452-4403

 

 

Avon Park 33825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction of a facility built to hurricane shelter specifications which will also serve as a recreation complex providing a full-court basketball court, weight room, two racquetball courts and two activity rooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Highlands County is a host county to coastal counties during hurricanes. This facility will provide shelter space during emergencies. As a recreation complex this facility would serve approximately 25,000 citizens of northern Highlands County as well as residents of southern Polk County and eastern Hardee County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Highlands County is a host county to coastal counties during hurricanes. This facility will provide shelter space during emergencies. As a recreation complex this facility would serve approximately 25,000 citizens of northern Highlands County as well as residents of southern Polk County and eastern Hardee County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Highlands County Mitigation Strategy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Highlands County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

10/28/1999