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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1174 |
| Glades Public Health Unit |
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| Requester: |
Wendell Taylor, County Manager |
Organization: |
Glades County Board of County Commissioners__ |
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| Project Title: |
Glades Public Health Unit |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 8:44:38 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander, Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To provide for safe, clean space for the Public Health Unit in Glades County. Glades County has no physician offices, no hospital or other medical care facilities and this new facility will provide for adequate space to meet the medical information protection act and space for a physician to see patients, as well as providing the State Health Unit the vital life saving space needed to care for those residing in Glades County and those visiting the are. Glades County is located in an Area of State Economic Critical Concern._ |
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| Recipient: |
Glades County Public Health Unit |
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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: |
| Construct a new Public Health Unit on property provided by Glades County, in the City
of Moore Haven, to house the Glades County State Healthcare Unit.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Provide State required health care requirements including health education for indigent, thereby reducing widespread of communicable and childhood disease, which are typical rural health-related problems. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,275,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,700,000 |
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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 |
$400,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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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: |
Does not meet State health care requirements, no security for medical records, building code viol. |
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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 Legislative Delegation |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
