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