Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #251

Portland Community Agriculture Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Van Ness Butler

Organization:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Portland Community Agriculture Center

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 11:50:48 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

W.D. Childers

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Walton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

Contact:

Shirl Williams

 

P.O. Drawer 689

Contact Phone:

(850) 892-8156

 

 

DeFuniak Springs 32435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construct a 2,500 square foot community/agriculture center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Portland is a rural farming community. The facility would provide educational/training activities and event to provide guidance in the lastest aspects of farming. The facility would also provide opportunities for Extension Service and 4-H Club activities, benefitting the local youth and the community as a whole. Walton County Emergency Services is seeking grant that would allow this facility to be constructed with sufficient strength to provide emergency shelter during hurricanes and severe storms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

It is anticipated 6,000 people will use this facility numerous times annually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$50,000

In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

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:

Minutes from Board of Commissioners meetings in which the need for this facility was discussed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

07/26/1999