1999-084-ANTI-DRUG-ABUSE ACT OF 1988 PROVIDES FUNDS TO TNCP

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. I City COlUlciJ Meeting September 16. 1998 Page J Mayor Neeley advised that Reno tiled a law suit, put a stop to the process of the annexation, and it was not resolved until August 17, 1998, and the City did not spend any money in the areas of dispute, and also it is the law regarding taxation. Kit Wood, 710 Lake Drive, Powderly, TeX:lS, came forward and told the Council that she is the Chairman of the Library Advisory Board of Paris, and she was present with other members of the Library Advisory Board in snpport of the Library, and thanked the Council for what they have done for Ille Library. Ms. Wood said they would like to see Ille budget stay as it was presented. Charles Taylor, 830 Paradi~e Drive, c~ul1e fonvard telling the Council that he wanted to follow lip on what Mr. Dupree has said. NIr. TaylOl' said they had four people in the Margraves Addition to run out of water. and eXIll'essed the need for speeding up getting them water. Ed Siddle appeared before the Council asking that the Council leave the budget as it is, especially the public safely, and his main concel'n wa~ the police department. Mr. Siddle said we had one of the finest police dep:u1menL~ around and Chief Louis deserves a lot of credit for what'he has done for this dep~ll'tment. Mr. Siddle introduced George Robinson and Don Kostemlan who were present in support of the police department. Steve l'lead, 1540 Cope Drive, a new resident of Paris, came fonvard expressing his opinion that Ille budget should stay :l~ it is. [VIr-. Head discussed the continuation of rebuilding the fire department and urged the City Council to continue the progress. Mr. Head said be has not seen a garbage truck or fire trucks in his area, but he is going to have to pay city taxes, and that is not fair. Don Stuckey, 2350 Ballard Dr'., was also present stating that the services that the Paris residents receive, Illey pay t~lxes on. bnt Lamar County taxes the citizens of Paris, and Illey do not receive anything, and would lil<e to see support to help the citizens in Pads, Texas on some of their problems. Mr. Studley said if it was not for the Noon Optimist, Breakfast Optimist, and the Kiwanis a lot of things that would not be getting done because it is volunteer. We bave baseball park, soccer, and we have foothall, and how many people ouL~ide the city limits use these facilities'! M,'. Stuckey said Lamar COllnty has not o'Tered any help in that direction. Mr. Stuckey told the Council about the parking situation at the soccer field at Dragon Park that it has become dangenllls, and aslled lilr belp in that al'ea. Mr. Stuckey asked the Council 10 leave the money in the budget for an upgmde of that parle Don Wilson. 31]() Slacy Lane, came lilnvanf asking lill' dali/ication ,'egarding tbe Capital Outlay Fund of$7,~51.000.00, and yet when yon go down tllf'ollgb all the budgets, he can not cOllie up with that amollnt. Also,:V1 r. Wilson wanted to know if the bond payment. the total payment, arc we paying $3.3111.000.00'! " ....