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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2254 |
| Gadsden County Agricultural Multi-Purpose Center |
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| Requester: |
Edward Dixon |
Organization: |
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Gadsden County Agricultural Multi-Purpose Center |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 9:45:09 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The facility presently serves as disaster relocation center for livestock |
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| Recipient: |
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Henry G. Grant |
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2140 West Jefferson Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 875-7255 |
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Quincy 32351 |
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Contact email: |
hgg@ifas.ufl.edu |
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| Counties: |
Gadsden |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The facility houses the Gadsden County Extension Service. The building is used for agricultural and community activities, workshops and training institutes. Established programs in Family Resource Management, 4-H, Parenting, Community Resource Development, Agriculture, Parenting and Affordable Housing are daily educational opportunities available for county, state and regional participants. These opportunities allow participants to increase their knowledge base and acquire technical assistance from two land grant Universities and the United States Department of Agriculture. Other programs, and activities that are available because of this facility are Livestock Shows (steer, swine, heifer and horse); Sales and Auctions (livestock, farm, household and office equipment); and educational opportunities in the areas of Worker Protection Standards, Small Business Development Classes, Day Care Workers Certification, First Aid, Traffic School and Pesticide Licensing Training and testing. The facility also serves as a disaster relocation center for livestock statewide. The meeting room facilities are used by community organizations for various meetings. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
Yes |
| Have you applied for financial assistance from FEMA? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Objective: To reconfigure existing Crop and Livestock Pavilion to accommodate a multi-purpose functional center. It will provide an adequately spaced rural community educational facility, as well as an emergency disaster relocation center for livestock, companion animals and people of Florida. Outcomes: The state of Florida will have a multi-purpose facility that would house livestock, companion animals and people during periods of weather and related emergencies where relocations paramount for safety and saving lives. With an improved state of the art facility, increased use of the facility for livestock shows, agricultural fairs, 4-H camps and commodity related educational activities will occur. This facility will also double as a county and regional conference center. The enhancement and renovation of this facility allows for increased community educational course offerings to learn new skills and improve knowledge base in a variety of subjects and trades. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,437,489 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,860,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$107,190 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2000-2001 |
Amount: |
$300,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Agency |
Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture |
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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: |
County Needs Assessment |
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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: |
Gadsden Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/19/2002 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
