| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #784 | |||||||||
| Electronic Products Collection & Recycling Funding | |||||||||
| Requester: | Marion County | Organization: | Marion County Board of County Commissioners | ||||||
| Project Title: | Electronic Products Collection & Recycling Funding | Date Submitted | 1/9/2004 11:50:50 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Lynn | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Remove heavy metals from waste stream that have the potential to cause environmental pollution. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Marion County Solid Waste Department | Contact: | Allen Ellison | ||||||
| 5601 SE 66th Street | Contact Phone: | (352) 245-4584 | |||||||
| Ocala 34480 | Contact email: | mcswd@praxis.net | |||||||
| Counties: | Marion | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Provides free collection events for residential electronic equipment that will be recycled. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Remove electronic equipment tonnage from the waste stream. Collected 8.77 tons at the 12/13/03 event. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $50,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $50,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | In-kind Amount | $50,000 | ||||||
| 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? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Environmental Protection, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | FDEP agreement No. S0064 | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Marion County Bd. of County Commissioners | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/14/2003 | ||||||||