Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #82

Wee Care Children's Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Kassy Keyes

Organization:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Wee Care Children's Park

Date Submitted:

01/29/2000 4:18:14 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Charles Clary

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Walton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

Contact:

Kassy Keyes

 

P.O. Drawer 689

Contact Phone:

(850) 231-5397

 

 

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, ampitheater, softball practice field, skating area, basketball courts, tennis courts, racquetball and handball courts, batting cages and exercise trails.  There will also be a large pavillioin and several picnic shelters and two restroom facilities.  The YMCA will also be constructing their gymnasium facility on a portion of the property. There will be three soccer fields for teh YMCA soccer program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

This park will provide residents of Walton and surrounding counties with a milti-use recreational park.  This park will provide recreational activities for all ages.  It will be accessible for tourists coming through Walton County to stop and picnic and rest.  Establishiment of this park would be in keeping with state wide goals to provide adequate recreational facilities for its citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Anticipation of 73,000 persons using this facility annually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

09/16/1999