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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1834 |
| Highway 12/ Interstate 10 Water and Sewer Extension Project |
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| Requester: |
Antonio Jefferson, City Manager |
Organization: |
City of Gretna |
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| Project Title: |
Highway 12/ Interstate 10 Water and Sewer Extension Project |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 2:53:02 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Critical need to address water and wastewater services. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Gretna |
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Contact: |
Antonio Jefferson |
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14615 Main Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 856-5257 |
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Gretna 32332 |
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Contact email: |
ajefferson@mygretna.net |
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| Counties: |
Gadsden |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Gadsden County and the City of Gretna has received requests from the owners of commercial property at the State Highway 12 Interstate 10 intersection to expand to the area water and wastewater services to support commercial development of hotels, retail stores, and fuel stations. Owners of the property are prepared to execute development agreements with the County and the City upon both entities commitment to serve the area. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Gadsden County is a State of Florida declared County of Critical Economic Concern, and the proposed project is within Gadsden County's Enterprise Zone. Funding under this request will create jobs for individuals within the existing enterprise zone, will eliminate the use of individual water well, eliminate the use of commercial septic tanks, and create an economic boost to the region through tourism, sales tax revenue collected from the sale of goods and services. Without legislative funding this project is not possible due to limited financial resources of both the County and City. Elimination of all commercial septic tanks and their impact on the Florida Aquifer. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
City of Gretna Water Master Plan |
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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 Gretna City Commission and Gadsden County Board of County Commission |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
