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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #922 |
| Citrus Community Food Bank |
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| Requester: |
John Marmish |
Organization: |
United Way of Citrus County |
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| Project Title: |
Citrus Community Food Bank |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 1:58:43 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dean |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Through education, advocacy and the acquisition, storage, and distribution of food, this project we will anticipate and meet the food needs of the hungry in Citrus County. |
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| Recipient: |
Diane Toto c/o Citrus Community Food Bank |
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Contact: |
John Marmish |
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P.O. Box 331 |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 527-8894 |
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Homosassa 34487 |
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Contact email: |
citrusunited@unitedway.org |
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| Counties: |
Citrus |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| To identify, plan, and begin the acquisition of real estate to begin the construction of a 5,000 square foot food bank facility that will acquire, store and distribute food annually to all local relief organizations that feed the hungry. |
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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 Citrus Community Food Bank will reduce the impact of hunger and chronic malnutrition through the distribution of food to seniors as well as working poor families. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$49,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$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, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$95,000 |
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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? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Increasing number of hungry families statistics derived from local human service agencies. |
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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: |
2007 Citrus Delegation Meeting, Inverness |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
