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<br />Section 8 - Implementation <br /> <br />A. Timetable <br /> <br />The following time schedule is recommended for orderly development or re-development <br />of parks in Paris: <br />Item <br /> <br />Year <br />Priority 1 - Municipal Pool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-1996 <br />Priority 2 - Wade Park Equipment ............................:.... 1995-1996 <br />Priority 2 - Wade Park Parking ..............:........................ 1996 <br />Priority 3 -Lake Crook Recreational Area (Phase I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1996 <br />Lake Crook Recreational Area (Phase II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1997 <br />Lake Crook Recreational Area (Phase III) ....................... 1998 <br />Priority 4 - Upgrade Parks .................................. Budget annually <br />Priority 5 - Sports Complex (Courts and Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1997 <br />Sports Complex (Recreational center building) ................... 2001 <br />Priority 6 -Pave Parking Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-1997 <br />Priority 8 -Restroom Facilities ....................................1996-1999 <br />Priority 9 -Acquisition ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Ongoing <br /> <br />B. Funding <br /> <br />An ambitous plan of development with several millions of dollars in construction cost alone <br />not counting land acquisitions dictates some creative and varied fund raising is needed. <br />Some of the projects can be paid for from budget and capital improvement (bond) funds <br />or certificates of obligation. The City of Paris has indicated its willingness to apply for <br />grants-in-aid the most prominent of which are: <br /> <br />Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Community <br />Development Block Grants are federal funds distributed from the U.S. Department <br />of Housing and Urban Development directly to states who in turn distribute through <br />a complicated regional point system to counties and cities. Wood County or any of <br />its incorporated areas. Parl<s developments are eligible. A local match of ten to <br />twenty percent is usually necessary for the maximum grant of $250,000. The <br />complication is that, in the intense competition for such funds, usually only ten to <br />twelve of nearly forty grant applications will be funded in the East Texas Council of <br />Governments region. Parks are not usually high enough on the regional priority <br />scale (set by the Regional Review Committees themselves) to score sufficient points <br />to be competitive. . <br /> <br />Texas Parks and Wildlife Texas Recreation & Parks Account Program. This <br />program has long been used by cities and counties to fund pari< improvements. In <br /> <br />-2B- <br />