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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2290 |
| Orange Ave (SR68)/ Kings Highway to Okeechobee County Line |
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| Requester: |
Doug Coward |
Organization: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Orange Ave (SR68)/ Kings Highway to Okeechobee County Line |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 4:45:38 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Haridopolos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The widening of State Road 68 will provide safer transportation. The narrowness of this highway has resulted in increased fatalities and numerous accidents. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Donald West |
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2300 Virginia Ave |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 462-1659 |
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Ft. Pierce 34982 |
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Contact email: |
donw@co.st-lucie.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This project involves the reconstruction of County Road 68 to provide a two lane roadway with 4' wide paved shoulders and 8' wide stabilized shoulders on each side. St. Lucie County has recently widened the road to 24', but lacks funding to construct needed road shoulders. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Safer State Highway and improved emergency evacuation route given that vehicles with mechanical failures wil be able to utilize road shoulders & will not impede traffic. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,400,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$5,913,020 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
The past two years, over 200 accidents were documented by the FHP & the St. Lucie Sheriff's Dept. |
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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: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/11/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
