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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #25 |
News publication |
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Requester: |
Ms. Ann Dugger |
Organization: |
Justice Coalition |
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Project Title: |
News publication |
Date Submitted |
12/14/2005 3:26:37 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Wise |
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Statewide Interest: |
Because Jacksonville is experiencing a high murder rate this publication will foster community involvement and victim advocacy to include:
�Justice for crime victims
�Proactive reduction of crime
�Enhance community awareness of crime and crime prevention making the community a safer place to live, work and play
�Provides financial rewards for the apprehension of criminals
�Monthly published newspaper at no cost to the public which provides:
oReward information
oWanted persons photos and descriptions
oUnsolved murders
oMissing person information
oFugitive information
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Recipient: |
Justice Coalition |
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Contact: |
Ann Dugger |
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1935 S. Lane Ave. |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 783-6312 |
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Jacksonville 32210 |
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Contact email: |
adugger@justicecoalition.org |
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Counties: |
Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau |
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Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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Project Description: |
Publish a free monthly newspaper for the Northeast Florida communities, which is distributed to 395 receiving locations. These 35,000 papers are read by approximately 70 to 80 thousand readers. It is the only publication of its type in Northeast Florida. |
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
1. Increase public awareness of criminal activity both within Jacksonville and its surrounding communities.
2. Increase community involvement with local law enforcement authorities.
3. Decrease crime through increased community involvement. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$110,325 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
$100,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
Testimony from citizens and law enforcement agencies. |
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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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No |
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Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |