Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #496FY0102

Agircultural Center Renovation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mr. George Long

Organization:

Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Agircultural Center Renovation

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 12:00:37 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Richard Machek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase sales tax dollars, support to the Rural Area of Critical Concern, designed by the Governor pursuant to Chapter 288.0636, provides space for additional Tourism in Lake Okeechobee Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Okeechobee County

 

Contact:

Mr. George Long

 

 

304 NW 2nd Street room106

 

Contact Phone:

(863) 763-6441

 

 

 

Okeechobee 34972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Okeechobee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide additional space for Agri-Tourism meeting space and a multi-use shelter for use by traveling public when evacuation from costal areas is underway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Additional sales tax revenue and safe shelter space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

Cash Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Rural Area of Critical Economis Concern. Additional shelter space , Okeechobee is the evacuation rt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Okeechobee County Legislative Delegation and Okeechobee County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

10/31/2001