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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1764 |
| Boynton Beach Boundless Playground and Park |
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| Requester: |
City of Boynton Beach |
Organization: |
Recreation & Parks Department |
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| Project Title: |
Boynton Beach Boundless Playground and Park |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 11:05:03 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| As part of his Strengthening Families Initiative, Gov. Bush developed the Florida Boundless Playgrounds Initiative in hopes of having 50 boundless playgrounds built by 2006. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Boynton Beach |
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Contact: |
Wally Majors, Recreation & Parks Director |
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100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 742-6255 |
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Boynton Beach 33435 |
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Contact email: |
Majorsw@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The project involves the construction of a "Boundless Park and Playground" at the Congress Avenue Community Park site. The site is 13.5 acres and will include a "Boundless Playground", an asphalt path through an environmentally significant area, picnic pavilions, picnic areas, a Chinese Garden, and recreation programming space. The site will offer a barrier free park for people with of all abilities |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Play is a fundamental component of childhood. It is also an important way children learn to conform to society. This project will benefit children with and without disabilities by providing opportunities for all children to play together side-by-side. It will also provide opportunities for intergeneration play between children and their physically challenged parents and grandparents. The project will also include the development of a park to complement the playground. The park will provide opportunity for health, fitness and educational opportunities. Children of varying ages and abilities will be able to experience a beautiful park setting that will be designed to provide tactile and visual stimulation by using environmentally related attractions. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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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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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Florida Boundless Playgrounds Initiative |
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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: |
Boynton Beach City Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
03/15/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
