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705 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> carried unanimously. <br /> <br /> President Rhodes called for acceptance of and possible action on a <br /> recommendation by the Board of Realtors for the marketing of commercial <br /> sites by the Paris Economic Development Corporation. President Rhodes <br /> advised that he, Jim Bell, and Vic Ressler had a discussion relative to the <br /> consistent marketing of commercial property by the PEDC. President Rhodes <br /> advised that he had mailed a letter to all of the members of the Paris Board of <br /> Realtors Board regarding this issue. President Rhodes read the letter <br /> addressed to Jim Bell, President of the Paris Board of Realtors, which advised <br /> that it was the intent of the Paris Economic Development Corporation to <br /> attract industries and jobs for Paris, and in this instance, to facilitate the goal <br /> of recruitment of an industrial tenant for the recently vacated K-Mart <br /> building. <br /> <br /> President Rhodes advised that he invited Mr. Bell to attend the scheduled <br /> June 19, 2002, PEDC meeting at Heritage Hall. He stated that the Board was <br /> open to any suggestions as to how the PEDC can avoid this type issue in the <br /> future. <br /> <br /> President Rhodes said his letter was the result of an issue that arose when the <br /> K-Mart Building became vacant and Mr. Vest attempted to try to market that <br /> building by mailing out a brochure listing Donald Lewis as the broker <br /> involved. President Rhodes requested that Mr. Vest go over the procedures <br /> in marketing a building through the PEDC. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vest advised that when a building that comes on the market is an <br /> industrial facility, PEDC tries to find a user for it. The K-Mart building, even <br /> though it is a retail type building, does have significant industrial <br /> applications, particularly for small, light industry. He said that he had mailed <br /> almost five thousand brochures primarily to pharmaceutical companies, light <br /> manufacturing companies, and medical device companies that need a <br /> controlled environment type building. Mr. Vest said that Donald Lewis has <br /> the listing on the building, so his name was placed on the brochure as the <br /> <br /> <br />