Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #417

Okaloosa/Blackman Community Center and Volunteer Fire Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Tom Fuqua

Organization:

Blackman Community Center and Volunteer Fire Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Okaloosa/Blackman Community Center and Volunteer Fire Department

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 2:21:43 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

W.D. Childers

Service Area:

Neighborhood/Community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Okaloosa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Okaloosa County Commission

Contact:

Tom Fuqua

 

1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard

Contact Phone:

(850) 651-9696

 

 

Fort Walton Beach 32547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete construction of community center/fire department facililty in rural north Okaloosa County. The project was partially funded twice before in the amounts of $159,000 (FY 1997-98) and $91,000 (FY 1998-99). Construction is approximately three-fourth complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The facility will serve as a fire department and community center for a community of about 800 farming/rural families. It will be used as a fire station and a meeting hall for such events as educational classes, club meetings (4-H, Future Farmers of America, Senior Citizens), weddings, reunions and exhibits. It will also be used as a voting precinct, an emergency operations shelter, a farmers' market and, if so requested, a law enforcement sub-station. It will a community focal point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Better fire service and improved ISO ratings. More involvement in community activities and increased volunteerism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1998-1999

Amount:

$91,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Community's poor ISO rating for fire protection/homeowner's insurance rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Okaloosa County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

12/12/1996