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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #70FY0102 |
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Marinelife Center of Juno Beach |
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Requester: |
Vincent Lowe |
Organization: |
Marinelife Center of Juno Beach |
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Project Title: |
Marinelife Center of Juno Beach |
Date Submitted: |
1/7/2002 11:40:00 AM |
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Sponsors: |
Jeff Atwater |
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Statewide Interest: |
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Eco-tourism attraction currently hosting 60,000+ visitors per year; expected to grow to 100,000+ in new facility. Approximately 50% of visitors are from out-of-state. In addition, the new facility will act as the Florida coastal resources and sea turtle reasearch and rehabilitation center. |
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Recipient: |
Marinelife Center of Juno Beach |
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Contact: |
Vincent Lowe |
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14200 U. S. Highway One |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 627-8280 |
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Juno Beach 33408 |
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Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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Project Description: |
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Design, construction and equipping of new marinelife center building to include exhibition areas, classrooms, research facilities, marine veterinary hospital, seawater rehabilitation aquarium, reference library, media resources, offices in a 15,000 square foot building. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Completion of new building to facilitate additional 40,000+ state visitors. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: |
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Specific Appropriation #: |
1814 |
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Specific Appropriation Title: |
Florida Recreation Development Assessment Grants |
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Amount to be reduced: |
$1,000,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$3,800,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount: |
$50,000 |
In-Kind Amount: |
$500,000 |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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No |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Lease expiration of current site and offer of alternate site by Palm Beach County |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation |
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Meeting Date: |
12/11/2001 |
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