Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #171FY0102
Cascades Park/ Gaines St. Brownfield Enhancement
Requester:		Leon County			Organization:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:		Cascades Park/ Gaines St. Brownfield Enhancement			Date Submitted:		1/10/2002 2:05:21 PM
Sponsors:		Curtis Richardson
Statewide Interest:
Implementation of the Cascades design will fulfill a 1972 Governor's order to make the site usable as a park and public open space, both for its contribution to the state office complex as well as for its historical value.
Recipient:		Leon County			Contact:		Craig Diamond or Don Lanham
		301 S Monroe Street			Contact Phone:		(850) 891-8621
		Tallahassee 32301
Counties:		Leon
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
Funding is sought to complete the final design for "Segment 2" of the Cascades Greenway, which adjourns the State Capital Complex. Completion of the hydraulic studies and final design over next two years will allow construction of the community's highest priority project to begin as soon as local capital improvement funds become available. The property targeted for analysis is state-owned.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The Cascades Greenway Linear Park is an integral component of the Gaines Street Redevelopment Project. Design and construction of this portion of the Cascades Greenway will provide an anchor to the Gaines Street redevelopment initiative and will address significant stormwater management deficiencies in downtown Tallahassee, which includes the state office complex. The Cascades Greenway will function as urban open space and would incorporated bicycle and pedestrian facilities and a series of stormwater treatment ponds and conveyances. The Greenway would complement the Gaines Street transportation corridor, which has been the highest priority project for the Tallahassee-Leon County Metropolitian Planning Organization for the past two years. Fully implemented, the Greenway would interconnect the Capital Complex, downtown Tallahassee, the area's two state universities and two historical neighborhoods.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
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Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$4,400,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
	Cash Amount:		$3,900,000
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?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Blueprint 2000
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		7/31/2001