Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1846FY0102

Monroe County Extension of Fixed Route

Requester:

James Malloch

Organization:

Monroe County

Project Title:

Monroe County Extension of Fixed Route

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 4:24:42 PM

Sponsors:

Daryl Jones

Statewide Interest:

Promotes lowering of welfare jobs to matching of available jobs to potential jobs thereby reducing welfare roles and other forms of public assistance.

Recipient:

Monroe County

Contact:

James Malloch

1100 Simonton St

Contact Phone:

(305) 292-4500

Key West 33040

Counties:

Monroe

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

At present there is a fixed route transit system from South Florida to Key Largo. The county has been successful in obtaining funding from the South Florida Employment and training council to extend the system to Marathon ($250,000 per year). It is proposed to provide an extension from Marathon to Key West to determine the long-term viability of such a transit system.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Sufficient ridership to identify clearly the match-up betweeen the distant location of jobs and residencies and the ability of people to move from area to area in the county to seek employment and reduce the welfare roles.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$150,000

Total cost of the project:

$150,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

None

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:

Welfare to employmeny programs

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Board of County Commissioners

Meeting Date:

7/8/2001