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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #848 |
| Lake Worth Park of Commerce |
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| Requester: |
City of Lake Worth and Palm Beach County |
Organization: |
City of Lake Worth |
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| Project Title: |
Lake Worth Park of Commerce |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 7:10:13 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| According to a recent study conducted by IPARC, SE Florida has a severe shortage of industrial land and in particular, the shortage is most critical in the corridor east of the Florida Turnpike. This 338-acre commerce park has immediate access to I-95 and is one of the only parks of its kind in Palm Beach County. The City of Lake Worth began the annexation of the park in 2004 at the request of Palm Beach County, which recognized that it was unlikely to tackle the park�s sorely-needed infrastructure improvements in the near future, but recognizes the need and is assisting with its redevelopment. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Lake Worth |
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Contact: |
Robert Baldwin, City Manager |
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7 North Dixie Highway |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 586-1630 |
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Lake Worth 33460 |
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Contact email: |
rbaldwin@lakeworth.org |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The sewer improvements are the more important priority; the most pressing needs are for drainage and a lift station. These improvements meet the State�s criteria for documented regional need and benefit, with measurable results and with tangible community support.
Utility construction inflation has raised the cost by about 30% since annexation began in 2005. The City is responsible for the backbone portion of the system. For sewer this would include several sections of gravity sanitary sewer, a wastewater pump station, and a force main to connect the existing force main system. This system would eliminate several private pump stations and provide service for new development. This would yield a construction cost estimate of about $500,000 for City improvements. Development of construction drawings, obtaining permits, and constructing the project would likely take 12 to 18 months.
The park is very old; many buildings date back more than 40 years. The infrastructure is substandard: drainage is very poor and flooding is common, some roads are single-lane and few are maintained, some tenants have limited access to public water lines. The City has taken on the responsibility of cleaning up the park (see details below) but does not have the financial capacity to undertake its most serious infrastructure improvements. Without those improvements, the park will not be successful and its potential to relieve the regional need for light industrial space will not be realized.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| First phase of the drainage system will be completed |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$800,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$500,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
Palm Beach County IPARC Industrial Land Use Needs Study 2005 |
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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 |
