Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1235FY0102

Gretna New Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Antoine Auguste

Organization:

City of Gretna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Gretna New Library

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 3:00:52 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Curtis Richardson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project will increase literacy in the city, county, and state and provide other educational programs to the city's children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Gretna

 

Contact:

Antoine Auguste

 

 

14615 Main Street

 

Contact Phone:

(850) 856-5257

 

 

 

Gretna 32332-0220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Gadsden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction of a new library to provide ready assess of books to city residents, facilitate literacy programs and programs for children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

To increase literacy in the city and increase the rate of books borrowed by the residents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Currently, there are no libraries or equivalent facilities in Gretna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No