Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #176 Escambia County Commerce Park
Requester:	Mike Whitehead		Organization:		Escambia County Board of Commissioners
Project Title:	Escambia County Commerce Park		Date Submitted:		01/20/2000 11:20:48 AM
District Member:	W.D. Childers		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Escambia
Recipient:	Escambia County Board of Commissioners		Contact:		Bill Neron
	P.O. Box 1591		Contact Phone:		(850) 595-4935
	Pensacola 32597
Project Description:
Purchase, development and infrastructure for a 355-acre commerce park.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Light manufacturing and service industrial development park to provide economic development which will provide the county and state increased revenue.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Job creation and reduced unemployment.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$5,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$7,500,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$2,500,000
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?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Escambia's two existing commerce parks are out or nearly out of land for development.
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 Commission/Escambia Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	10/26/1999