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Minutes of the PEDC January 16, 2002 Page 4 Mr. vest said there are a number of organizations that they are active with and gave the Board a list of those organizations. Mr. Vest said they will be doing a Paris Area Labor Survey to determine the availability of workers, and will also be doing a Wage and Benefit Survey and they will work with the Economic Development Services out of Irving to conduct the survey. Mr. Vest said all of the industries in Paris will receive copies of the survey so they will know what the norm and average is in the community. Mr. Vest told the Board that on February 20th through the 22nd, he will be taking a trip to San Diego, California to attend a group called Market Texas. There will be about twenty-five communities from Texas going and they will be hosting luncheons, a couple of receptions, and meetings to talk to bio- med/bio-tech companies in that area. Mr. Vest said on February 28th, there will be a presentation by Mr. Wall to the TxDOT Commission for the East Texas Green Carpet Route to try to get funding for the four lanes for the Green Carpet Route on Highway 271 between Paris and Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Vest invited the Board Members to attend the presentation. Mr. Vest said that Eric will be going to the Jewelry Manufacturers Trade Show with Paris Junior College in New York. Mr. Vest told the Board that hopefully they will get something going on the development of the Northwest Industrial District in conjunction with the Paris Industrial Foundation. Mr. Vest said the Industrial Foundation has authorized him to act on their behalf to go forward with clearing and fencing the prope .r[y along with putting up a billboard. He said he will be studying the property as to how they might bring infrastructure in and subdivide the property. Mr. Vest said several years ago, this Board gave $60,000.00 to purchase land from the Industrial Foundation with the stipulation that the money would be used