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The following is a pie chart showing the relative proportion of each topic compared to the rest. <br />_ _ Utility Lines -Third f arty (1(1i Anlirialx 0 City Management <br />utilities I 2% ltm. 3f �.::,,,•. 1% <br />6% =* <br />/" <br />Police Department ij ",OMNI <br />3% /r <br />Plumbing <br />Plo <br />0% Parks <br />iC P <br />,3% i C Other <br />8% <br />Community Develnlrrrrent C <br />Dilapidated Structures <br />6% <br />Drainage <br />10% <br />I Economic Development <br />2% <br />Fngineerfrig <br />Fire Department <br />0R 1 ifousing Authority <br />0% <br />�JG <br />Junk and Hrakrbis€r <br />Ilegal� <br />M>anre <br />1 <br />Nusancc Grass <br />11% <br />While not necessarily the largest topics, the three overall largest concerns expressed in the town <br />halls were 1) tall grass, 2) drainage, and 3) dilapidated structures. Some other notable concerns <br />expressed in large numbers were streets, tree limbs, utility rates, sidewalks, streetlights, and trash <br />pickup. <br />Analyzing these stated issues, we unfortunately do not have any suggestions on how we might <br />"solve" them as they tend to be a fundamental issue that communities all over the nation struggle <br />with on an ongoing basis. Whether there be legal, political, cultural and/or resource constraints, <br />we are hampered on enforcing these matters to the point ofpreventing their occurrence or ensuring <br />that they will never happen again. While prevalent in west Paris, many of these issues are not <br />unique to west Paris. None of this is the answer anyone wishes to hear, but unless we are able to <br />significantly increase our revenue resources (taxation), based on current knowledge we have today, <br />there will always be a limit to what we can do with each of these topics. We will continue to listen <br />closely for policy ideas, new technology, changes in Texas legislation, etc. that we can educate <br />Page 5 of 12 <br />