Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #225FY0102
Gadsden County Agricultural Multi-purpose Center
Requester:		Henry G. Grant			Organization:		Gadsden Bd. of Cty. Commissioners
Project Title:		Gadsden County Agricultural Multi-purpose Center			Date Submitted:		1/10/2002 2:37:49 PM
Sponsors:		Curtis Richardson
Statewide Interest:
The facility presently serve as disaster relocation center for livestock.
Recipient:		Gadsden Co. Bd. of Cty Commissioners			Contact:		Henry G. Grant
		2140 W Jefferson Street			Contact Phone:		(850) 875-7255
		Quincy 32351
Counties:		Gadsden
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
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.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Objective: To reconfigure existing Crop and Livestock Pavillion to accomodate 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 relocation is 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.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,954,574
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
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Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$2,414,574
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
					In-Kind Amount:		$89,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$300,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Fire Marshall Building Evaluation & Gadsden Cty Community and Economic Dev Strategic Plan
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		9/4/2001