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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2318 |
| Junior Achievement Enterprise Village and Finance Park |
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| Requester: |
Connie Milito |
Organization: |
School District of Hillsborough County |
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| Project Title: |
Junior Achievement Enterprise Village and Finance Park |
Date Submitted |
1/16/2004 11:15:56 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Crist |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides a nexus of services for economic education for adults and children in an at-risk, economically distressed community lacking educational or self development opportunities. Funding for this project will serve as a model for statewide implementation. |
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| Recipient: |
School District of Hillsborough County |
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Contact: |
Connie Milito |
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901 East Kennedy Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 272-4519 |
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Tampa, FL 33602 |
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Contact email: |
Connie.Milito@sdhc.k12.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Purchase and demolish substandard structures in one of Florida's most blighted, high crime communities. This area has the highest crime rate, highest level of infant mortality, highest number of single mothers, highest illiteracy rate, and highest level of unemployment in the Tampa Bay region. The land will then be leased to Junior Achievement for the construction of an economic education program in two phases. This program will provide real-world financial and economic educational opportunities that will help at-risk children and families learn to be self-sufficient, contributing members of society. Development of this program will be part of a massive redevelopment initiative currently underway that has been recognized nationally as a model for community revitalization. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 1) Unemployment in the area will drop to within 1% of the state average.
2) Property crimes will drop 15% per year.
3) Dropout rates and truancy rates will drop by 5%.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,720,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$7,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$4,300,000 |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
The lack of educational opportunities in one of Florida's most blighted, high crime areas. |
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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: |
Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2003 |
