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241 <br /> <br /> GOAL IV. Community Development <br /> <br /> Support community development by enhancing the local infrastructure <br /> to support industry, and by providing educational opportunities and <br /> training to enhance the local workforce. <br /> <br /> OBJECTIVE <br /> <br /> Provide necessary support systems to entice industry and provide a <br /> trained and ready workforce. <br /> <br /> ACTIONS <br /> <br /> Support the improvement and preservation of transportation access into <br /> Paris, ground, rail, and air. <br /> <br /> Develop industrial sites for prospective industry: cleared, identified, <br /> with development plans. <br /> <br /> Carry out construction of a model building to attract prospective <br /> industry. <br /> <br /> Coordinate industry training needs with local school districts and Paris <br /> Junior College. <br /> <br /> Support the Texas Workforce Commission and the Local Workforce <br /> Development Board in providing training and assistance to the Paris' <br /> area workforce. <br /> <br /> Promote the Smart Jobs Program to Paris and Lamar County industries. <br /> <br /> Promote the Skills Development Fund to Finance training of Paris area <br /> technical workforce. <br /> <br /> Promote the Paris Enterprise Zone as a locational Incentive. <br /> <br /> Utilize the tax abatement incentive program as defined by the City of <br /> Paris. <br /> <br /> Promote the "Freeport Exemption" of taxes on goods in transit as a <br /> locational incentive. <br /> <br /> Encourage local industry and employers to utilize the Job Training <br /> Partnership Act to facilitate training of new employers. <br /> <br /> <br />