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Memorandum <br />TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council <br />FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager <br />Rob Vine, Deputy City Manager <br />Doug Harris, Assistant City Manager <br />SUBJECT: West Paris Town Halls <br />DATE: December 11, 2023 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On August 14, 2023, Mayor Hughes provided the City Council a presentation to publicly announce <br />a series of upcoming town halls in west Paris. For some time, councilmembers have heard from <br />the community that west Paris has been "left behind", and so in order to try and understand what <br />this means, it was decided that the City should hold some town halls to give residents a chance to <br />explain this to us. In partnership with the Paris ISD, PEDC, and CitySquare, we held five town <br />halls at the following locations and dates: <br />A special thanks to each of our hosts for their great support and assistance. Everyone was <br />very accommodating and helpful and we are grateful for such wonderful partnerships. <br />Each town hall had the same purpose: hearing from citizens regarding concerns they are <br />experiencing in west Paris to help us understand what the term "left behind" as compared to other <br />parts of town might mean and to perhaps garner some context to formulate a response. There were <br />five separate events, with three offered at night, one during the day, and one during the morning, <br />with the hope of trying to make attending at least one event possible for as many interested citizens <br />Page 1 of 12 <br />Location <br />Time <br />Date <br />1. <br />Justiss Elementary <br />6:00 pm <br />September 26, 2023 <br />2. <br />Travis High School of Choice <br />6:00 pm <br />October 10, 2023 <br />3. <br />Givens Elementary <br />6:00 pm <br />October 12, 2023 <br />4. <br />Historic Depot Building <br />2:00 pm <br />October 31, 2023 <br />5. <br />CitySquare <br />9:00 am <br />November 2, 2023 <br />A special thanks to each of our hosts for their great support and assistance. Everyone was <br />very accommodating and helpful and we are grateful for such wonderful partnerships. <br />Each town hall had the same purpose: hearing from citizens regarding concerns they are <br />experiencing in west Paris to help us understand what the term "left behind" as compared to other <br />parts of town might mean and to perhaps garner some context to formulate a response. There were <br />five separate events, with three offered at night, one during the day, and one during the morning, <br />with the hope of trying to make attending at least one event possible for as many interested citizens <br />Page 1 of 12 <br />