Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #216FY0102

Education Center of Southwest Florida

Requester:

Sharon Craichy, Mayor

Organization:

City of LaBelle

Project Title:

Education Center of Southwest Florida

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 11:36:19 AM

Sponsors:

Steven Geller

Statewide Interest:

This will enhance the quality of skilled workers and enable rural Southwest Florida to entice new businesses to locate in our area.� Stimulatating our economy in this positive manner will relieve the unemployment burden for Hendry County and the City of LaBelle and the surrounding rural areas in adjacent counties.

Recipient:

City of LaBelle

Contact:

Sharon Craichy, Mayor

P.O.B.� 458

Contact Phone:

(863) 675-2872

LaBelle 33975

Counties:

Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

Install Driveway entrance from SR 29 with deceleration lane across major drainage ditch to new vocational school.� A box culvert is required.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Eliminate Hendry County from the Governor's list of Counties of Critical Economic Concern and reduce the unemployment rate of 16.3% as reported by the State of Florida statistics by the County website (Sept 2001).

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$200,000

Total cost of the project:

$400,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$200,000

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?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

Discussions with DOT and City of LaBelle

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

LaBelle City Commissions

Meeting Date:

11/8/2001