Senate Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2088 Airport Economic Development Project |
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Requester: |
Douglas Anderson |
Organization: |
St. Lucie County |
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Project Title: |
Airport Economic Development Project |
Date Submitted: |
01/31/2000 11:43:08 AM |
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District Member: |
Patsy Kurth |
Service Area: |
Regional |
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Counties Affected: |
St. Lucie |
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Recipient: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
Contact: |
Paul Phillips |
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2300 Virginia Avenue |
Contact Phone: |
(561) 462-1732 |
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Fort Pierce 34982 |
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Project Description: |
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Create a 150 acre industrial park, expand the existing industrial park and provide potable water to the North part of St. Lucie County. Infrastructure improvements include water & wastewater line extensions ($2,140,190), road construction ($1,550,000), and new potable water lines in the North County area ($2,000). |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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St. Lucie County has a very high unemployment rate. The areas reliance on agriculture jobs has caused a large number of low paying jobs and a high level of poverty. The jobs created by the industrial development will help relieve the burdens on the State. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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The existing Airport Industrial Park, which encompasses approximately 100 acres, creates over 1,000 jobs for the region. When completed, this project should provide over 1,500 of high wage, high skill jobs for the region. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,400,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$5,134,450 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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Yes |
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Cash Amount: |
$954,450 |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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No |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
ST. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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Meeting Date: |
07/06/1999 |
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