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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #173 |
| Builders Care |
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| Requester: |
Fred Barry |
Organization: |
Lee Building Industry Association Builders Care, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Builders Care |
Date Submitted |
12/18/2007 8:09:49 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Builders Care provides emergency construction services at no cost to needy and deserving elderly and disabled homeowners in Lee County who cannot obtain home repairs through traditional means and are living with housing conditions that pose a safety or health threat. |
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| Recipient: |
Builders Care |
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Contact: |
Heidi Davis |
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4210 Metro Parkway, Suite 100 |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 938-0056 |
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Ft. Myers 33916 |
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Contact email: |
hdavis@bia.net |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Provides emergency construction services for elderly and disabled homeowners who are not eligible for assistance through other programs. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Construction services for homeowners to provide safe and health housing to elderly and disabled individuals and help to keep them from entering other facilities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$540,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$190,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$150,000 |
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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: |
2000 Census 4,124 substandad housing units in Lee County w/ 2090 of those in unincorporated Lee Co. |
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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: |
Lee 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 |
