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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2473 |
| Toledo Blade Blvd Improvements |
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| Requester: |
City of North Port |
Organization: |
Municipal Government |
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| Project Title: |
Toledo Blade Blvd Improvements |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 12:35:01 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provide hurricane evacuation route for North Port and Charlotte County. |
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| Recipient: |
City of North Port |
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Contact: |
Mr. Henry Jenkins, Interim City Manager |
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5650 North Port Blvd |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 423-3102 |
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North Port 34286 |
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Contact email: |
hljinkins@ci.northport.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This two lane road facility connects I-75 to Charlotte County, which provides for an excellent hurricane evacuation route. This route also provides access to the City's five hurricane shelters. As learned from hurricane Charlie, there was approximately 25 minutes for citizens to evacuate the northern Charlotte area after this storm made an unexpected turn to the west. Four laning Toledo Blade Blvd. would have provided the citizens of Charlotte County and North Port an efficient and convenient evacuation route. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Quicker response times for emergency vehicles immediately after the hurricane event and a quicker evacuation route. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$22,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$22,000,000 |
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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 |
$1,420,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$60,000 |
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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: |
Sarasota/Manatee MPO Long Range Transportation Plan |
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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: |
Sarasota County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/04/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
