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Senate Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2148 Aquaculture Demonstration Project |
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Requester: |
Douglas Anderson |
Organization: |
St. Lucie County |
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Project Title: |
Aquaculture Demonstration Project |
Date Submitted: |
01/31/2000 12:19:02 PM |
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District Member: |
Patsy Kurth |
Service Area: |
Statewide |
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Counties Affected: |
St. Lucie |
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Recipient: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
Contact: |
Mike Ednoff |
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2300 Virginia Avenue |
Contact Phone: |
(561) 462-1579 |
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Fort Pierce 34982 |
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Project Description: |
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Home grown strategy to demonstrate commercial scale production systems integrated with other crops and water management to grow saltwater shrimp in freshwater. Cooperative approach: UF-IRREC, USDA, HBOI, County and private growers, ranchers, engineers, aquaculturlists. Guided by private sector committee. In-kind private match of cash and services. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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Statewide impact & applicability; diversify crops and farm revenues: create new jobs and more year-round employment; new sustainable agriculture-aquaculture technologies for South Florida environment. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Minimum 10 new/existing ag farms use new technology in 2001; $50 million farm gate in 5 years. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$315,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$615,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations and 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: |
$100,000 |
In-Kind Amount: |
$200,000 |
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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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Unknown |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Economic Ele County Comp Plan: FL Aquaculture Plan, Ch. 597.0021; 003(1)(b); 370.26(9)(b)4FS |
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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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