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| Benchmark | Benchmark Description | Baseline | Output To Date | Target | Unit | Leader | Percent Completed | Percent Tasks Completed | Total Funds Received | |||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-11 | More on-the-job training/better training of workforce. | 0 | 0 | 25 | # of clients served | Mary Dougherty-Slapp | 0% | 33% | $500,000 | |||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-12 | Lodging. | 55 | 0 | 3 | # of tourism facilities | 0% | 40% | $165,000 | ||||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-14 | Flexible business property incentives. | 0 | 0 | 6 | # of businesses attracted | 0% | 50% | $375,000 | ||||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-16 | Street Lighting | 0 | 0 | 50 | # of clients served | City of Arcadia, Florida Rural Development Administration Office. | 0% | 75% | $168,000 | |||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-19 | In several areas of the County the water is substandard and many septic systems neet to be replaced. This creates public health issues, fire/safety issues and hinders economic development. The County anticipates a County-wide water and waste water project to address this problem. | 0 | 0 | 1 | # of new facilities | 0% | 25% | $9,900,000 | ||||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-20 | Current fire trucks utilized by the County Fire Department have high miles and are approximately 20 years old. The County anticipates replacing one of the trucks to increase fire fighting capabilities. | 0 | 0 | 1 | # of ambulances | 0% | 33% | $0 | ||||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-21 | Currently, many of the citizens in the County live in mobile homes. This type of structure has a limited number of years of usefulness for the inhabitants and does not benefit the tax base of the County. The County anticipates utilizing existing programs more effectively to provide opportunities for its citizens to obtain affordable housing. | 0 | 0 | 10 | # of loans given | 0% | 0% | $44,500 | ||||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-22 | DeSoto County has an economy that is dependent on agriculture. Therefore, a farm worker base is necessary to support the economy. Currently, there is insufficient and inadequate housing available for these workers, and therefore difficulty attracting and retaining workers to the area. The County needs to more effectively utilize existing programs to provide housing for the farm worker population and therefore attract and maintain a necessary workforce in the area. | 0 | 0 | 1 | # of units built | 0% | 0% | $0 | ||||||||
| Desoto County EDC Champion Community-23 | The County needs to expand the Turner Agri Civic Center to adequately meet the needs of the community and businesses in the area. The County must obtain the necessary funding to expand the facility. | 0 | 0 | 3 | # of buildings built/renovated | 0% | 33% | $0 | ||||||||
*Source: USDA-OCD Benchmark Management System
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