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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1780 |
Starke Fire Department Apparatus Storage Facility |
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Requester: |
Travis V. Woods, Mayor |
Organization: |
City of Starke |
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Project Title: |
Starke Fire Department Apparatus Storage Facility |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 2:32:53 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Oelrich |
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Statewide Interest: |
The City of Starke Fire Department is essentially the first reponse team for the Bradford County area, in the context of the statewide domestic security strategy and maintains the HAZMAT vehicle for the region which needs to be preserved from the elements. |
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Recipient: |
City of Starke |
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Contact: |
Ricky Thompson, Operations Manager |
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209 North Thompson Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 964-5027 |
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Starke 32091 |
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Contact email: |
rthompson@cityofstarke.org |
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Counties: |
Bradford |
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Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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Project Description: |
The City of Starke Fire Department is the only fire department in Bradford County with fulltime paid personnel and are essentially the first response team for the Bradford County area, in the context of the statewide domestic security strategy. However, they have no building in which to store and preserve emergency vehicles (including a HASMAT vehicle) in order to facilitate an immediate, effective and coordinated response. |
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
One fire department vehicle storage facility will be constructed; existing vehicles will be garaged on a daily basis when not in use or being maintained; and the City's Fire Department service will come into compliance with existing standards for guiding immediate and effective responses to emergencies. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$2,500,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$1,500,000 |
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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? |
Unknown |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
No |
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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: |
City of Starke Commission |
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Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |