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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2491 |
| City of Midway Fire Station #2 |
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| Requester: |
City of Midway |
Organization: |
City of Midway |
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| Project Title: |
City of Midway Fire Station #2 |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 3:11:00 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Increased emergency fire services on a statewide basis. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Midway |
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Contact: |
Paul Piller, City Manager |
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60 Martin Luther King Blvd |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 574-2355 |
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Midway 32343 |
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| Counties: |
Gadsden |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Construction of a fire station in Midway to improve efficiency and public safety improvision of service. The City of Midway, Florida,is divided by railroad tracks owned and maintained by CSR Railrod. Although the tracks do not evenly split the City, the bulk of the City is to the South of the tracks. The City's main fire station is located next to Midway City Hall, which is located on the North side of the railroad tracks. The City of Midway Volunteer Fire Department under an agreement with Gadsden County Fire Services provides fire service to a five mile radius of Miday into the unincorporated areas of Gadsden County. A problem may arise if a train is blocking County Road 268(Martin Luther King Blvd, or Highbridge Road). If the road is blocked, the problem could be twofold. We might have a problem getting our volunteer firefighters to the fire station to pick up a fire truck or we might have a proble getting the truck(s) from one side of the tracks to the other side. There are two ways to get across the tracks: one is Martin Luther King Boulevard, the second is Brickyard Road. Generally the trains are so long that they block both intersections, which eliminates our ability to use either road. |
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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: |
| Improved fire services to the South part of the City. By constructing a second station on the southside of the tracks, generally a couple miles to West on CR 268, we can widen our fire service protection area because the five mile radius move farther to the West. We will also be closed to Joe Budd, a park area owned by the State of Florida. We currently do provide fire service in that area, however, the second fire station will be much closer. The second station also will allow a much quicker response time to residents living on the southside of the CSR railroad tracks. The City will provide the land and most of the landscaping, driveway areas. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$70,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$80,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$10,000 |
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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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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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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: |
City of Midway Needs Assessment Statement |
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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: |
City of Midway Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2002 |
