Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1582

Control of Nuisance Chironomidae (Blind Mosquitoes) in Lake Monroe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Larry Dale

Organization:

City of Sanford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Control of Nuisance Chironomidae (Blind Mosquitoes) in Lake Monroe

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 9:37:38 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Buddy Dyer

Service Area:

City/Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Seminole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Sanford

Contact:

Diane Crews

 

300 N.  Park Avenue

Contact Phone:

(407) 330-5607

 

 

Sanford 32772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control of Nuisance Chironomidae (blind mosquitoes) in Lake Monroe through installation of attraction lights, operation of a targeted larvicide/adulticide program, and introduction of midge-predatory fish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The effective mitigation of the historically negative impact of blind mosquitoes on the economic viability and overall quality of life for downtown Sanford and neighboring communities in Volusia County; the success of this pilot project will establish nuisance abatement protocol for a statewide problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increaed patronage of businesses in downtown Sanford and the Monroe Harbor Marina; increased recreational use of Lake Monroe and the waterfront area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1997-1998

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

20 yrs. of research/UF - IFAS; 1977 survey, Sanford Chamber of Commerce; 1998 study by Dr.Ali, UF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Volusia County Council; Sanford City Commission

 

Meeting Date:

10/21/1999