| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2192 | |||||||||
| Agriplex | |||||||||
| Requester: | Brantly B. Christian | Organization: | South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Agriplex | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 2:19:51 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Aronberg | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Florida agricultural education and promotion including classrooms and show rings. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | South Florida Fair and Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc | Contact: | David Goodlett | ||||||
| 9067 Southern Boulevard | Contact Phone: | (561) 346-5966 | |||||||
| West Palm Beach 33411 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Palm Beach | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Ten acre Agricultural Complex to promote Florida agriculture and educate the public as to its benefits | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increase agricultural awareness/improve marketing/provide educational opportunites. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,500,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $3,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $1,000,000 | In-kind Amount | $2,000,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002 | Amount: | $750,000 | ||||
| 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? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Economic Report by Economics Research Associates, Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/18/2002 | ||||||||