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Return on Investment

City of Boca Raton

Paid Alcalde & Fay
?
$694,000 since 1998

Federal Funding Received
? At least $22.34 million
Projects Included
?
$11.4 million for the I-95/Yamato and Glades Road interchange
?
$6.3 million for beach renourishment
?
$1.6 million for an automated traffic management system
?
$1.39 million for a reverse osmosis water treatment facility
? $500,000 for road improvements

City of Clearwater

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $555,000 since 1998

Federal Funding Received
? At least $47 million

Projects Included
?
$22 million for the Memorial Causeway Bridge
?
$9.39 million for "Beach by Design," a strategic effort to revitalize Clearwater Beach
? $3.5 million toward the implementation of an intelligent transportation system

City of Cocoa

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $130,000 since 2005

Federal Funding Received
? At least $1 million

Projects Included
? $600,000 for the reconstruction of Dixon Boulevard
? $400,000 for the extension of Industry Road

City of Homestead

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $237,000 since 2003

Federal Funding Received
? At least $9.9 million

Projects Included
?
$5.6 million for the widening of S.W. 328 Street from S.W. 137 Avenue to 152 Avenue
?
$2 million for the widening of S.W. 320 Street from Flagler Avenue to S.W. 187 Avenue
?
$1.05 million for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements ? $750,000 for the east-west bus connector
? $500,000 for facilities and equipment at the William F. "Bill" Dickinson Senior Center

City of Maitland

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $365,000 since 2001

Federal Funding Received
? At least $3.44 million

Projects Included
?
$3 million for a traffic mitigation project at U.S. 17-92/Horatio Avenue
? $240,000 for a senior citizens center
? $200,000 for law enforcement technology upgrades

Florida Inland Navigation District

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $360,000 since 2002

Federal Funding Received
? $17.8 million
Projects Included
? $14.8 million for operation and maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Florida
? $3 million for emergency operation and maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway as a result of the 2004 hurricanes

Hendry County

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $198,000 since 2003

Federal Funding Received
? More than $7.8 million

Projects Included
? $6.6 million for improvements to State Road 80
? $1 million for improvements to County Road 833
?
$150,000 for books and technology for the Harlem Library
? $72,500 for improvements to Hendry LaBelle Community Civic Park

Jacksonville Port Authority

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $1.26 million since 1986

Federal Funding Received
? $53.05 million

Projects Included
? $20 million over three years for a special highway demonstration project
?
$9.5 million for an access road to the Talleyrand Seaport
?
$7.5 million for the dredging of Jacksonville Harbor

Lake County

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $313,000 since 2002

Federal Funding Received
? At least $11.8 million

Projects Included
?
$11.6 million for the widening of State Road 50
?
$200,000 for construction of the Citrus Ridge Library

Other Successes
? Obtained a congressional directive that makes the county eligible to receive grant funding through the Agriculture Department's rural development programs even though the county doesn't technically meet program criteria
? Obtained a congressional directive to fund the county's drinking water study

Osceola County

Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $577,000 since 1998

Federal Funding Received
? At least $25.6 million

Projects Included
? $18.75 million to widen U.S. 192
?
$3.5 million to treat invasive aquatic plants that are a nuisance to the county's water system
?
$1 million for an instrument landing system at Kissimmee Airport

Sources: Senate lobbying reports on file with the clerk of the House of Representatives and secretary of the Senate, Alcalde & Fay's "History of Successes"