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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #751 |
| Francis Youth Sports Complex - Phase II |
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| Requester: |
Rick Leary |
Organization: |
Putnam County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Francis Youth Sports Complex - Phase II |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2003 5:12:40 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Hill, Lynn, Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Francis Youth Sports Complex offers direct recreational access to Florida's residents. |
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| Recipient: |
Putnam County |
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Contact: |
Rick Leary |
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Post Office Box 758 |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 329-0205 |
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Palatka 32178 |
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| Counties: |
Putnam |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The State Comprehensive Plan Vision, Goals, and Recommendations relating to Outdoor recreation states, "Florida's ideal outdoor recreasion system will be a diverse, balanced system of outdoor recreation resources and suppliers that provide the citizens of the state recreation system will be a diverse, balanced system of outdoor recreation resources and suppliers that provide the citizens of the state and visitors - regardless of their location in the state, economic status, age, gender, ethnic background, or physical or mental disability - with a full range of outdoor recreational opportunities." The Francis Sports Complex - Phase II will expand the current facility to include active areas, such as the new soccer field and ADA accessible playground, but also passive areas, such as the picnic pavilion. The Complex will be accessible to all through current road widening and paving and also through proposed parking lot development and restroom expansion.
The Francis Sports Complex - Phase II will increase recreational opportunities within the park, and will thus "Provide more opportunities for a wide range of resource-based outdoor recreation in both urban and rural areas, with a range of facility development from the primitive to the fully developed". Putnam County Parks & Recreation is striving to make the Francis Sports Complex a fully developed recreational area for the citizens of Putnam County, as well as visitor and tourists. |
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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: |
| Accomplish as part of the County's 5-year Capital Improvement Program and increase recreational opportunities by providing a wide range of resource-based activities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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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 |
$50,000 |
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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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Unknown |
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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: |
Francis Youth Sports Complex Survey/Needs Assessment |
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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: |
Putnam County Recreation Committee |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
08/12/2002 |
