Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1344FY0102

Okaloosa Regional Agricultural Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Gerald Edmondson

Organization:

Okaloosa County Extension Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Okaloosa Regional Agricultural Facility

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 10:39:45 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Greg Evers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility will provide regional offices for agricultural agencies in a three-county area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners

 

Contact:

Gerald Edmondson

 

 

101 East James Lee Boulevard

 

Contact Phone:

(850) 689-5850

 

 

 

Crestview 32536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Okaloosa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional agricultural facility and farmers' market to serve Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. Will provide a facility for citizens to seek resources and information for the Extension Service and USDA agencies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Expanded domestic commerce, enhanced natural resources, more access to safe and affordable food, improve health of citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Minutes of Citizen Advisory Committees and County and City Governmental bodies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Unknown