Breaking: Escambia, Santa Rosa projects get $5.5 million

From State Rep. Alex Andrade: Last week Friday, the Joint Legislative Budget Commission voted to fund the following items for Escambia/Santa Rosa County, totaling $5,500,000 for the two-county area:

 

Project Amount
Building Mental Health – Health and Hope Clinic $  350,000
IHMC HVAC Replacement $  200,000
Pensacola Human Society Community Assistance Inclusion Program $  75,000
Escambia County Fire Rescue Regional Training Site $  400,000
Identifying Gaps in Mental Health – UWF Study $   160,000
Autism Development Center – Sacred Heart $   120,000
Baptist Hospital Behavioral Health Unit – Geriatric Unit $1,450,202
Veterans Memorial Park Restroom & Education Center $350,000
Historic Pensacola – UWF Historic Trust $  500,000
District One Medical Examiner’s Office Rapid DNA Technology  $ 500,000
Comprehensive Mobile Safety and Emergency Communications Platform – Santa Rosa $ 640,000
Whiting Aviation Park Taxiway and Apron $ 500,000
Advancing Florida as a National Leader in Cybersecurity Economic and Workforce Development – UWF  $ 250,000
TOTAL $5,495,202