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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1318 |
| St. Lucie River Issues Team |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
St. Lucie River Issues Team |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 10:36:23 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measurable result and has tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Ernie Barnett |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 951-2840 |
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West Palm Beach 33406-4682 |
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Contact email: |
ebarnett@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The purpose of the St. Lucie River Issues Team is to develop federal, state and stakeholder consensus on short term projects that immediately accelerate progress toward improving water and habitat quality in the St. Lucie Estuary. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| This request for the St. Lucie River Issues Team will fund 1 BMP project, 1 Stormwater Retrofit project, 1 Habitat Restoration project and 5 Research projects in Martin & St. Lucie counties totaling over $5.9 million |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,978,900 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$5,957,800 |
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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 |
$2,978,900 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$5,700,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$3,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction, Research |
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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: |
This program was formed by the South Florida Ecosystem Resoration Working Group in May 1998. |
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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: |
Martin 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 |
