| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1469 | |||||||||
| Revegetation - Harris Chain of Lakes | |||||||||
| Requester: | Skip Goerner | Organization: | Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council | ||||||
| Project Title: | Revegetation - Harris Chain of Lakes | Date Submitted | 1/14/2004 10:57:14 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Cowin | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Restoration of the Harris Chain of Lakes. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Contact: | Skip Goerner | ||||||
| 620 South Meridian Street | Contact Phone: | (352) 360-0600 | |||||||
| Tallahassee 323991600 | Contact email: | bigsky115@comcast.net | |||||||
| Counties: | Lake | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Vegegation plantings were described as a means of improving fisheries habitat and water quality. While planting cannot be accomplished in unconsolidated sediments, littoral zones can be replanted relatively easily during low lake levels. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | Yes | ||||||||
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? | No | ||||||||
| DEP Identfying Number: | |||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increased acreage of aquatic vegetation in the Harris Chain of Lakes. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $100,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $100,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2001-2002 | Amount: | $120,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council Report to the Legislature, 2002 | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Lake County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 10/10/2003 | ||||||||