Okaloosa County BOCC — September 20, 2016 — Legislative Priorities List 2017 Draft

Proposed Legislative Priorities 2017 TOPIC STATEMENT or ADDITIONAL NOTES & BACKGROUND COST PROJECT PROJECTS Funding P.J. Adams Parkway, P.J. Adams Parkway is a highly utilized county roadway along the southwest $10,500,000 Segments 3 & 4 border of Crestview, FL. A dense concentration of houses accessed by the Construction Funding existing two-lane roadway has rendered the roadway deficient in capacity. Okaloosa County, in partnership with FDOT District 3, has completed the PD&E for the four lane expansion of the full roadway (From SR 85 to Hwy 90), is performing the design from SR 85 to I-10, is acquiring right-of-way from SR 85 to I-10, and has construction funded for the first two segments of the project (from SR 85 to Ashley Dr). With FDOT performing a PD&E for a potential interchange with I-10 along this segment, the need to construct the four lane project from SR 85 to the interstate is high. Funding FIM Boulevard Extension Located as an enclave within the boundaries of Eglin Air Force Base, a 40 acre $400,000 tract of industrial land is inadequately serviced by a dirt roadway. Okaloosa County has worked with Eglin Air Force Base to obtain right-of-way that will serve as an extension to FIM Boulevard and the design of the roadway is ongoing. However funding for construction has yet to be identified. The importance of this access road is that one of the County’s most rapidly growing manufacturing businesses, G.S. Gelato, is located within this industrial area and the limited access is raising concerns about the long term viability of the current location. Development of the roadway will greatly enhance the potential for business to thrive in the current location. Funding Supplemental Reclaimed Project consists of constructing infrastructure to transmit up to 4 million gallons $5,000,000 Water Project per day of reclaimed water from Okaloosa County Water & Sewer’s wastewater plant in Ft. Walton Beach to the City of Niceville and Eglin Air Force Base to use for irrigation. Project will also increase the County’s effluent disposal capacity. Proposed infrastructure consists of approximately 10 miles of 20” pipe, 1 mile of 12” pipe, and equipment at the Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility. The Eglin Community Partnership Program ranks this as one of the top projects in NW Florida, as evidenced by a Memo of Understanding that was executed by Eglin AFB (General Harris), the County, and the City of Niceville. In addition, the state categorizes reclaimed water as Alternate Water Supply projects.