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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #818 |
Glades County Public Safety Facility |
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Requester: |
Glades County Commission |
Organization: |
Glades County |
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Project Title: |
Glades County Public Safety Facility |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:07:13 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Alexander, Aronberg |
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Statewide Interest: |
Assists in new economic development in an area designated as a rural area of critical economic concern. By providing assistance for this facility, more than 100 new, high paying local jobs will be created in the community. |
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Recipient: |
Glades County Commission |
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Contact: |
Wendell Taylor, County Manager |
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500 Avenue J |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 946-6000 |
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Moore Haven 33471 |
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Contact email: |
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Counties: |
Glades |
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Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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Project Description: |
Assist a county that is part of a rural area of critical economic concern with the increased costs on a facility that will bring more than 100 new, high-paying jobs to the area. The cost of the project has increased due to the large increase in the cost of building materials as a result of the recent hurricanes. |
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
Ability to help an area of critical economic concern become more independent by creating long-term, high wage jobs and increasing their tax base. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$33,000,000 |
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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 |
$31,000,000 |
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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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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: |
Passage of a local bond referendum for the facility |
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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: |
Glades County Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/15/2005 |
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Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |