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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #120 |
| Funding for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program. |
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| Requester: |
Debbie Stivender, Chair |
Organization: |
Lake County Board of Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Funding for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program. |
Date Submitted |
1/7/2004 8:56:08 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Cowin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| It would provide at least 48 million trips statewide. It would allow us to provide 234,000 trips in our local coordinated system with 26,800 being provided under our Transportation Disadvantaged allocation. |
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| Recipient: |
Lake County BCC |
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Contact: |
Kenneth Harley |
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315 W MAin Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 253-6116 |
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Tavares 32778 |
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Contact email: |
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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: |
| To provide continous funding to the Transportation Disadvantaged Program of the State. The CTD indicated 1,065,528 unmet trips in 2002 because of lack of funding.
In Lake County we were able to meet 1061 trips to our residents needing transportation. |
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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: |
| To be able to continue to provide at 48 mill. trips statewie and 26,800 locally using TD Funds. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$516,372 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$36,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$51,373 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$24,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$36,000,000 |
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? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
CTD has studies showing the need for funding to continue services to the TD population of the state. |
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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: |
Local Coordinating Board |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
05/17/2003 |
