HomeMy WebLinkAboutHandouts_Workshop_8/30/2021 (2)Village of Tequesta
345 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, FL 33469
Village of Tequesta
345 Tequesta Drive,
Tequesta, FL 33469
August 23 d, 2021
Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
State of Florida
The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
To Whom It May Concern:
561-768-0700
www.tequesta.org
The Village of Tequesta requests inclusion in your budget recommendation the Legislative Budget Request (LBR)
for the allocation of funds in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget for Tequesta Park. Tequesta Park is a regional park that is
owned by the State of Florida, situated in Martin County, leased and managed by the Village of Tequesta. We
recognize there will be many funding requests in the upcoming legislative session however Tequesta Park serves
both a vital recreational and green space for the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County and Martin County.,
Regional parks offer numerous benefits to the surrounding community:
- Strengthen local economies and create job opportunities.
- Parks make municipalities and counties more environmentally and economically resilient.
- Encourage active lifestyles thereby reducing health care costs.
- Increase community engagement and reduce crime
- Help clean air and improve public health.
The Village of Tequesta maintains the Park under a long-term lease (expires 2055) and has invested over 2 million
dollars in maintenance costs over the last 15 years. However, the park is now at a point where it requires a
substantial capital investment to bring it to a standard that allows for the full utilization by the community of this
hidden gem. The Village has developed master plan concept, and cost estimate attached, for the State to review.
Sponsorship at the legislative level will be led by Senator Bobby Powell and Representative John Snyder. Their
efforts will be further supported by additional members of the Martin County and Palm Beach legislative
delegations.
Residents of the Village of Tequesta as well as the surrounding communities hope that the State will approve
funding the improvements as proposed. We have provided letters of support from the surrounding communities
of Jupiter Inlet Colony, Martin County Board of County Commissioners, the Palm Beach Board County
Commissioners, Town of Jupiter and the Jupiter/Tequesta Athletic Association.
On behalf of the Village Council of Tequesta, our residents and those in the surrounding communities we
appreciate your consideration of this request and your work on behalf of the State of Florida and its residents.
Sincerely,
Vice -Mayor Kyle Stone Mayor Frank D'Ambra, III Council Member Laurie Brandon
Council Member Bruce Prince Council Member Molly Young
Village Manager Jeremy Allen 0 S S /.2 .71 /2 r
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