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St. Lucie County Critical Improvement Projects
2000 - 2001 Legislative Session
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November 1999
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... PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR STATE FUNDING 2000-2001
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St. Lucie County
Board of County Commissioners
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District #1 Commissioner John D. Bruhn
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District #2 Commissioner Doug Coward
District #3 Commissioner Paula A. Lewis
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District #4 Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
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District #5 Commissioner Cliff Barnes
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AQUACULTURE DEMONSTRATION
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st. Lucie County Aquaculture Demonstration Project
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A proposal for $315,000 to fund proposed aquaculture programs
in St. Lucie County.
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St. Lucie County Aquaculture Demonstration Project
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Project Manager:
Julia Shewchuk
Community Development Director
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Amount of Request:
$315,000.00
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Description of Project:
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The following summary describes the proposed aquaculture funding needed and
the proposed programs in St. Lucie County. Legislative funding requests from
St. Lucie County would be needed for certain elements of the programs.
Proposed funding from the State is as follows:
1. Shrimp incubator program $300,000
2. Aquaculture Extension Agent $15,000
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A major private investment is anticipated as part of the overall project. This will
be the Aq uaculture Center of Excellence, a $5 million facility which will be the
cornerstone of the aquaculture research program.
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State funding for the three items will ensure that the County will be able to
successfully participate in the development of this vital new aquaculture
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St. Lucie County - Aquaculture Funding Needs
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The County has two distinct but interrelated aquaculture funding requests.
1. Shrimp Incubator Proaram
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A commercial scale demonstration of farming marine shrimp in freshwater in
conjunction with UF-IRREC and private industry. The project is designed to
prove technological feasibility to existing farmers, ranchers, grove owners, and
others, as a means to stimulate economic activity through new crop revenues,
job retention and job growth. Outcomes include incorporation of shrimp
production into existing farms, new investment dollars by individuals and
companies interested in this activity, and the creation of a number of supportive
businesses such as hatchery, processing, feeds, distribution and marketing.
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The demonstration is divided into hatchery, nursery and growout phases. The
County will be directly involved in the hatchery and nursery phases, the
University in the nursery and growout, and the private sector in the growout
phase. The University will take responsibility for overall project coordination,
data collection and report writing with the County playing a supportive role. The
total project is estimated at $600,000. The County share of the request should
be $300,000 with the remainder supported in the University's budget. Once
feasibility is established, the County will return to our primary role of economic
development and business support allowing any further research and
demonstration to be a function of the Coalition and/or University.
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Multi-County Aquaculture Extension Aaent
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The County would need to cover 20-30% of this position in order to maintain and
house the position within the St. Lucie Cooperative Extension office. Expenses
should be picked up by the neighboring counties served by the agent. Position
will be requested through UF via County Extension Director. Total County cost:
$15,000.
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Both programs are interrelated. Except for the shrimp hatchery, private sector
shrimp growers, and possibly the World Aquaculture Center, all facilities and
positions would be located within the proposed Special Use Zone for a Research
Park and Research Applications District. County staff are working with the
Coalition members, especially UF-IRREC, private industry and our Legislative
Delegation to develop support documentation and further budget detail.
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