Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1324 South County Regional Sports Complex
Requester:	Douglas Anderson		Organization:		St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:	South County Regional Sports Complex		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 4:18:44 PM
District Member:	William Myers		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	St. Lucie
Recipient:	St. Lucie County Board of Commissioners		Contact:		Mike Leeds
	2300 Virginia Avenue		Contact Phone:		(561) 462-1517
	Fort Pierce 34982
Project Description:
This football and soccer stadium will jointly be used by the School Board as high school destination and by the County for regional sports and recreational programming.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Combined with the Mets'facility will increase use, longer stays for visitors and more variety of programming which drives tax revenue.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increase in sales, gas, hotel rooms, all generating additional tax dollars.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$750,000
Total cost of the project:		$2,550,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$800,000		In-Kind Amount:	$100,000
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?					No
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	09/22/1999