11 Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreational Trails Grant

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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Grant Appiication for Texas Recreational Trails Fund neighborhood students that attend Justiss Elementary, Crockett Intermediate and Paris High School a "safe route to school" opportunity via foot, bicycle, or wheelchair. The trail runs through the Paris Junior College Campus and is connected to the Paris Sports Complex and Love Civic Center giving these residents off road access ce Department s located adjal~ent to theltra~ sy tem and has been de and programs. The Pars ctly linked to it for easy safety and security access. Socially, pedestrians and bicyclists will develop an enhanced awareness of the surrounding environment and support opportunities to interact with other trail users. A sense of community has emerged with the addition of the Trail de Paris to our area. Individuals and groups have a safe and accessible place to exercise and familiar faces are spotted on the trail daily. There are 30,088 residents within a 5-mile radius of the project site. 12. TRAIL CORRIDOR INFORMATION Describe below the ownership of the trail corridor. If the land is currently in public hands, identify the name of the public land. If the land is not in the sponsor's ownership, include a statement of permission to red, construct trail projectfro erlf acqusiton n feet i~clude a stateme ttof why easemea t Iwas describe how this wili baccompIshed not possible. The total length of the extension will be 0.29 miles. The Greater Paris Development Foundation (GPDF) has the rail-banked deed to the 100' x 1531' tract of abandoned railway corridor that the Trail de Paris west extension will be constructed on. The identity of this land is recorded in Volume 196, Page 370, Real Property Records of Lamar County, Texas. Upon completion of this project, GPDF will lease the project land to the City of Paris for 99 years for $1.00. Please see enclosed GPDF resolution. 13. PROJECT LOCATION A. City: Paris County: Lamar B. State Legislative District Numbers: (www.senate.state.tx.us.) Go to Senators/Who Represents Me?). Type in the project site address to locate your Texas Senate District, Texas House Representative District and U.S. Congressional District number. Please rint out the a e from our com uter that indicates the proiect location numbers and attach to this application. Do not leave these three district numbers blank. There can only be one district number for each of these categories listed below. Please fill in completely. 1. Texas Senate District No. 1-Kevin Eltife 2. Texas House Representative District No. 3-Mark Homer 3. Congressional District No. 4-Ralph Hall 5 Gb