| |
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #141 |
| Baker County Senior Citizen Center |
| |
| Requester: |
Joseph Cone |
Organization: |
Baker County Board of Commissioners |
| |
| Project Title: |
Baker County Senior Citizen Center |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 1:33:41 PM |
| |
| Sponsors: |
Dean |
| |
| Statewide Interest: |
| Protects the health,safety and welfare of senior citizens in Baker County by providing a location for essential services such as meals, health services, transportation and other social services. |
| |
| Recipient: |
Baker County Board of Commissioners |
|
Contact: |
Joseph Cone |
|
| |
330 East Macclenny Avenue |
|
Contact Phone: |
(904) 259-3613 |
|
| |
Macclenny 32063 |
|
Contact email: |
jcone@bakercountyfl.org |
| |
| Counties: |
Baker |
| |
| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
|
| |
| Project Description: |
| Provide a Senior facility for congregate meals, countywide disadvantaged transit services, respite care operations ehalth screening, social activities, physical fitness programs, safety, personal health care, referral services, tax form preparation, educational opportunities. |
| |
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
| |
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Provide countywide services to seniors in Baker County. Current operation is located in small, 1898 wooden building in severe need of repair, that is not handicapped accessible, has inadequate parking, climate control, as well as electrial and plumbing problems. Storage is outside in 3 small aluminum buildings and transportation disadvantaged services are operated from distant county building co-occupied by Building/Planning/Zoning and enviornmental health offices, |
| |
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
| |
| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
| |
| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
| |
| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
| |
Cash Amount |
$400,000 |
|
In-kind Amount |
$66,000 |
| |
| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
|
No |
| |
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
|
No |
| |
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
|
No |
| |
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
| |
| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
| |
Documentation: |
Baker County Council on Aging needs assessment. |
| |
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
|
Yes |
| |
Hearing Body: |
Baker County Board of Commissioners & Baker County Legislative Hearing |
| |
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
|
No |
