Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #921FY0102

Gadsden County Agricultural Multi-Purpose Center

Requester:

Henry Grant

Organization:

Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners

Project Title:

Gadsden County Agricultural Multi-Purpose Center

Date Submitted:

1/16/2002 4:41:43 PM

Sponsors:

Alfred Lawson

Statewide Interest:

The facility presently serves as disaster relocation center for livestock.

Recipient:

Gadsden County Board of County Commssioners

Contact:

Henry Grant

2140 W. Jefferson Street

Contact Phone:

(850) 875-7255

Quincy 32351

Counties:

Gadsden

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

The facility will be used for agricultural and communiy activities,workshops, training institutes, programs in Family Resource Managementment, Parenting and Affordable Housing, in adddition to other workshops that will enhance the community.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

To reconfigure existing Crop and Livestock Pavilion to accomodate a multi-purpose functional center.� It will provide an adequately spaced rural community educational facility, as well as an emergency disaster relocation center for livestock, companion animals and people of Florida.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,954,574

Total cost of the project:

$2,414,574

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

In-Kind Amount:

$89,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$300,000

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

No

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?

Yes

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

Fire Marshall building evaluation and Gadsden Community and Ecomonic Develpment Strategic Plan

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Gadsden County Board of Commissioners

Meeting Date:

9/4/2001