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<br />1998 APPLICATION FOR RECERTIFICATION <br /> <br />CITY <br /> <br />Paris. Tey;as <br /> <br />DATE 1I-21-97 <br /> <br />Narrative <br /> <br />1. What does your community expect to achieve from re-entering the Texas Main Street <br />Program as a graduate city? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />To build upon an already strong marketplace <br />Rehabilitation and preservation of a vi.\1tally strong and architecturally significant <br />downtown <br />To encourage economic investment by area merchants, developers and other investors for <br />the preservation and rehabilitation of historic commercial buildings <br />Continued and improved tourism <br />To improve merchant and property owner business practices <br />Long range community development <br />Economic education to downtown merchants and property owners <br />Parking improvements <br />To improve downtown infrastructure such as lighting, sidewalks, etc. <br /> <br />:1 <br />1\ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Our goal is to recapture the vitality of The Central Business District. This section of our <br />community, once considered the heart of Paris is in desperate need of rehabilitation. The residents <br />in our city are quickly losing the community pride they once shared in the early 80's during the initial <br />Main Street Project, We hope this project will include more education for the merchant and property <br />owner, creating a long term difference in our historic city, <br /> <br />2. How will you fund the program? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The City of Paris - General Fund <br />Texas Historical Commission - Education Services <br />Paris Downtown Development Association - Dues and Fund Raisers jor the Project <br />Private Investors <br />Merchants and Property owners <br />Loca/ Banking institutions - J,ong term low interest loans <br />State and Federal Grant Programs <br /> <br />i <br />,., <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />