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promote development on and near the airport. The city also adopted an economic development policy <br />for Cox Field. <br />Fire Service <br />Fire Station #2 closed subsequent to the 2001 plan, so only three stations remain in active service. Land <br />was acquired for a replacement Fire Station #3, tentatively planned to be constructed in 2022-23. <br />A new northwest EMS station, replacing the location inside PRMC, will open in late 2018. <br />Police Services <br />The city refurbished a deteriorated building on Clarksville Street and the police department and <br />municipal court were moved there in 2006. The building now requires exterior work <br />Public works <br />In 2012-13 the city completed a comprehensive review of and report on all street, alley, water, and <br />wastewater infrastructure. This study identified nearly $200 million in needs. These needs were <br />prioritized, and in May 2013 the first successful bond election in Paris since 1984 was approved by <br />voters. This vote authorized the sale of $45 million in water and wastewater bonds, which were sold in <br />three tranches between 2013 and 2018. A second bond election was held in May 2017, in which $9.5 <br />million was approved for street reconstructions and $500,000 was approved for park improvements. <br />Street construction is in progress. (Attachment F). <br />Economic & Community Development <br />An annexation policy and plan have been adopted. ED programs and policies related to retail, <br />downtown, and airport development were written and approved. A Planned Development (PD) was <br />developed for future development near Lake Crook. The city has negotiated a long-term management <br />agreement to return the Grand Theater to a functioning entity in downtown. Market Square has been <br />improved and expanded. City Hall is undergoing significant restorative renovation in anticipation of its <br />centennial in 2020. The city has taken responsibility for improving three county properties in <br />downtown. <br />Accessibility <br />Paris has completed two Safe Routes to School projects, reconstructed a lengthy walkway on Graham, <br />and is adding many ADA improvements on reconstructed streets. The fountain and downtown plazas <br />were made ADA compliant in 2015. The city also budgets for ADA work on an annual basis to continue to <br />make advancements. Improvements in two parks in 2018 included accessible equipment. <br />33 <br />