Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2336 | |||||||||
| Reiter Park | |||||||||
| Requester: | John Drago | Organization: | City of Longwood | ||||||
| Project Title: | Reiter Park | Date Submitted | 1/16/2004 12:28:01 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Constantine | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Improve and increase recreational opportunities while enhancing the focal point of the City's Revitalization program in the Historic District. The project addresses the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan in a dense urban area. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | City of Longwood | Contact: | John Drago | ||||||
| 175 West Warren Avenue | Contact Phone: | (407) 260-3440 | |||||||
| Longwood 32750-4106 | Contact email: | jdrago@ci.longwood.fl.us | |||||||
| Counties: | Seminole | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This project is a capital outlay request for the re-development of a 4.9 acre neighborhood park. Plans are to construct a small skate park, a multi-purpose soccer field, playground and picnic area, and tennis and basketball courts to complement the new community building recently constructed. Public restrooms will be constructed along with a covered stage. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increased recreational facilites including multi-purposed fields, picnic facilites and stage will be provided, in accordance with the goals of the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The construction of the skate park will give youth a safe place to skate other than sidewalks, parking lots and city streets. It serves as an area-wide as well as local family facility. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $600,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||