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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #163 |
| Walker Hall Health Sciences Annex |
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| Requester: |
Dr. K P. Walker, Dist Pres; Kim C. Long, Chair, Dist Board |
Organization: |
Edison College |
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| Project Title: |
Walker Hall Health Sciences Annex |
Date Submitted |
1/6/2005 11:59:54 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provide public education to increase the number of trained nurse professionals available to serve the state's healthcare needs and address the statewide known vacany of 8000 nurses. The goal is to offer the community and the state a resource to alleviate the severe shortage of qualified nurses in the nursing profession. |
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| Recipient: |
Edison College |
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Contact: |
Dr. James A. Slusher, District Executive Vice President |
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8099 College Parkway SW |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 489-9248 |
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Fort Myers 33919 |
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Contact email: |
JSlusher@edison.edu |
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| Counties: |
Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Construction of 55,390 sq. ft. addition to Walker Hall, health sciences building on the Lee County campus of Edison College to provide space needed for basic nursing science,Accelerated Program, biology, and environmental studies labs, classrooms, computer labs for nursing science students, health program career advisement center, and faculty and administrative offices. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increase the enrollment in the nursing science program from 300 to 500 students per year |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$11,438,756 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$11,438,756 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
Recommended and approved by Dept of Education; 2003-05 Edison College Capital Improvement Program |
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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: |
Lee County State Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/08/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
