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PARIS GASTROENTEROLOGY CONSULTANTS 1374 Cope Drive Paris, Texas 75462 Tel (903) 785-7891 Nov. 15, 2018 Mr. Ray Bali — Chairman Airport Advisory Board of Paris Dear Mr. Ball, Fax (903) 784-2475 Thank you again for listening to my concerns at the end of our board meeting tonight and agreeing to place an item on the agenda of our next meeting. As I expressed, I am sorry that the city manager misunderstood me at our Oct. 18, 2018 meeting. I did not say nor did I mean that he had any intent to hide any of these proceedings from the city council or the mayor. However, I do feel like that we ought to be totally transparent about what all the capital improvements would cost the City of Paris if for some reason all or part of those costs are not shouldered by the new renters in days to come, e.g.: 1) New taxiway 2) Tree removal 3) Fence building 4) Ramp construction S) Electricity lines 6) Water utility pipes 7) Earth work Formal bids would not be required at this stage as the capital improvement costs are only going to be estimates for a worst -case -scenario. Of course the estimate must be bided and calculated for the approx. 3000 ft of existing taxiway right-of-way extending from adjacent to helipad to the end of the runway. A tentative motion could be "Promptly obtain 1 or 2 informal/preliminary capital improvement bids for each of the required improvements (7, more or less) for a total distance of 3000 ft which is adjacent to the taxiway recently leased as part of the newly altered master plan to the newest ground lessee. These improvements will include new taxiway, tree removal, fence building, ramp construction, electricity lines, water utility pipes, earth work, and so on." Mr. Ball should you have any questions, I will look forward to discussing them at our upcoming airport board meeting. Sincerely, David H. Taylor, MD, F.A.C.P.