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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2446 |
| Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Designation for Lake County |
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| Requester: |
Welton G. Cadwell, Chairman |
Organization: |
Lake County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Designation for Lake County |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 2:56:31 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Cowin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Census Urban Area designation occurred in May 2002. The Lake County Board of County Commissioners would like to be a single MPO or a Lake/Sumter MPO. The new MPO will allow further local coordination over the use of Federal and State Transportation funding that is allocated for the new MPO area. In adddition, this will allow greater citizen participation in transportation programs. The Lake County Board of County Commissioners is requesting Legislative Language in F.S. 339.175 to support the designation for a Lake County area MPO. |
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| Recipient: |
Lake County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Noble Olasimbo |
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315 W. Main Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 253-4983 |
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Tavares 32778 |
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| Counties: |
Lake |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| On February 21, 1995 the Lake County Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 1995-38 supporting the establishment of a Lake County MPO. On June 19, 2001, the Lake County Board of County Commissioners approved another Resolution requesting Governor Jeb Bush to approve the designation of MPO for Lake County. Currently there are twenty-five MPOs within the State of Florida. All the MPOs utilize the same planning funds. If Lake County is designated as a new MPO, then Lake County will be sharing the same planning funds. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| MPO Transportation Planning Activities in Urban Designation per 2000 Census. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$300,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Transportation, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
U.S. 2000 Census Urban designation for Leesburg, Eustis and Lady Lake. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Lake County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/04/2002 |
