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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2040 |
| Gadsden County Parks -Development and Improvements |
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| Requester: |
Ed Dixon, Chairman |
Organization: |
Gadsden County Board of Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Gadsden County Parks -Development and Improvements |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 5:14:51 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Gadsden County Parks Program is essential to the recreation andhealth of the citizens in Gadsden County. The current park system is significantly below State national Standards _IPEMA. The project would bring the county into compliance. The project is in a Rural ARea of Critical Economic Concern and the county is a fiscally constrained County |
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| Recipient: |
Gadsden BOCC |
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Contact: |
Marlon Brown, County Manager |
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9-B East Jefferson Street, P. O. Box 1799 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 875-8650 |
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QUincy 32353-1799 |
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Contact email: |
CBIR@gadsdengov.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: |
| Project will provide for the development of and improvements to five parks properties currently ranked and prioritized on the Gadsden County Parks Priority List. The County has been utilizing FRDAP funding and currently meets the funding cap regarding 3 active projects |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Request will provide the funding to make five additional properties within the Gadsden County Park Program fully operational and usable park properties in all areas of Gadsden County. The Park properties are: St. Hebron, Friendship Park, Rosedale, Scottown, and Shelfer Park. |
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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: |
$1,007,500 |
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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 |
$7,500 |
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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: |
Gadsden County Comprehensive Plan Levels of Service, and the Gadsden Co. Park Program Capital Improv |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
