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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #850 |
| NANA Wholesale Distribution Center |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Morris Johnson |
Organization: |
Neighbors and Neighbors Association (NANA) |
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| Project Title: |
NANA Wholesale Distribution Center |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 5:45:20 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bullard, Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The increase in profit will result in bigger sales for business owners and higher income taxes collected by local and state government. |
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| Recipient: |
Neighbors and Neighbors Association (NANA) |
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Contact: |
Leroy Jones, Executive Directo |
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180 NW 62nd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 756-0605 |
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Miami 33150 |
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Contact email: |
nanasjohnson@bellsouth.net |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Acquisition of Wholesale Distribution Center (WDC) will allow NANA to provide a service that will reduce cost of goods to Mom & Pop businesses. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Project will increase cash flow for small businesses, make them more competitive, financially increase local and state economy, and create jobs in low-income communities. |
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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: |
$3,000,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$200,000 |
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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: |
Miami-Dade County Department of Community Development agency assessment. |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/18/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
