Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #256

Walton County Wee Care Children's Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Van Ness Butler

Organization:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Walton County Wee Care Children's Park

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 11:53:05 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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To construct a multi-use recreational park on county-owned property. The park site will include a children's playground, amphitheater, softball fields, skating area, basketball courts, tennis courts, rqcquetball and handball courts, batting cages and excercise trails. There will also be a large pavilion and several picnic shelters, plus two restrooms facilities. The YMCA will be constructing a gymnasium on a portion of the property and there will be three YMCA soccer fields.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

This park will provide residents of Walton County and surrounding counties with a multi-use recreational park. This park will provide activities for all ages. It will be accessible for tourists who desire to picnic. Establishment of this park would be in keeping with state goals of providing adequate recreational facilities for its citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

It is anticipated 73,000 people will use this facility one or more times per year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$100,000

In-Kind Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Minutes from the Board of Commissioners meeting in which this need 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:

10/12/1998