Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #366 Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department (Suwannee County)
Requester:	Paige Verro		Organization:		Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department
Project Title:	Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department (Suwannee County)		Date Submitted:		01/21/2000 4:13:48 PM
District Member:	George Kirkpatrick		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Suwannee
Recipient:	jFalmouth Volunteer Fire Department		Contact:		Paige Verro
	15583 60th Terrace		Contact Phone:		(904) 362-2971
	Live Oak 32060
Project Description:
Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department is requesting funding to build a fire station. Suwannee County has agreed to lease the needed property to the department for 75 years for $1 per year. The volunteers and their families have labored to raise funds to build a permanent building. The building would be used to house their fire equipment as well as to do training. Because they do not have a building in which they can house their equipment, they recently sustained damage to one of their fire engines. If funding cannot be found for this construction, they may have to abandon this fire department.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
In rural counties such as Suwannee County, these volunteer fire department are vital to the safety of communities such as Falmouth. The fires that burned throughout the State of florida are still very real to man citizens, and volunteer fire departments such as Falmouth are vital for the safety of rural communities as well as the State of Florida. They also assist the Division of Forestry in firefighting during emergency situations such as we have experienced in the state.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Permanent building for fire department.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$20,000
Total cost of the project:		$35,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				Yes
	Cash Amount:	$10,000
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:	DACS Needs Assessment
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:	11/16/1999