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The following is a pie chart showing the relative proportion of each topic compared to the rest. <br />_ euro <br />5% <br />Streetlights <br />4% <br />Solid Waste <br />%_ <br />Signag <br />2% <br />Sid¢ <br />1 <br />Polic <br />Unsafe Structur <br />j 1% <br />rree Urrihs j <br />Utility nes - Third Party rf <br />Animals Cty Management <br />Utilities fi <br />3% 7.% <br />......_. Community Development <br />7% I <br />Parksl Y+ <br />3% ..{ Other <br />i% <br />ii Dilapidated StructuresF <br />u., . <br />— <br />Drainage <br />r AOf <br />Ecranornlc Development <br />2% <br />Engineering <br />f Fire DIrp'tmenr: p <br />tlil8 I lan inv Auffionty <br />0/ <br />1 °r FJunk and Rubbish <br />ra le.gal�� <br />�IVuisance 1 <br />5% <br />IIVutssinre GraSs.i <br />II <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 of preventing 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 />