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592 <br /> <br />Board to have this information so they are aware of how important it is to have a good <br />building to show. Mr. Vest said that they do have a good building to show, but <br />unfortunately it is not a showable building. Mr. Vest said they have a brochure being <br />prepared for the Oliver Rubber facility and it is at the printer at this time. It will have <br />a full color pictureof the plant. It will have a map of Texas behind the Eiffel Tower <br />with the red, white, and blue colors. Mr. Vest showed a diagram of the site plan that <br />will be shown on the brochure and it will show where the building is located on the <br />lot. Mr. Vest said they had a 28 acre site which has been changed to 24 acres because <br />they sold 4 acres to Flex-O-Lite. Mr. Vest advised the Board that this building has <br />been listed with Collier International out of Dallas and they set a price on it for <br />$430,000.00. Mr. Vest said that on January 23, 2001, they had the annual meeting <br />of the Northeast Texas Economic District and they also attended the Northeast <br />Texas Economic Round Table. Mr. Vest said they will be hosting that Northeast <br />Texas Economic Round Table next week, and invited the Board to attend the meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Vest also reported that he attended the Legislative meeting in Austin on January <br />16th through the 19th. Mr. Vest advised that there are six bills proposed that will affect <br />the Economic Sales Tax. He said the Texas Economic Development Sales Taxes <br />Association took the position of opposing all six of those bills and followed that with <br />the bid sponsors and Legislatures they were opposed to the changes. Mr. Vest <br />explained that the Senator from El Paso is proposing these bills and the reason he has <br />done this is because El Paso cannot pass the sales tax because of their population. <br />Mr. Vest advised the Board that since the last meeting, Paris Packaging has received <br />a Skilled Development Grant in the amount of $289,000.00 for training for Paris <br />Packaging, which will be run and conducted by Paris Jr. College. Mr. Vest said the <br />Smart Job Program has been closed because of the administrative problems and now <br />it has been transferred to the Texas Work Force Commission, but it has been closed <br />and they have not been able to access it for the last few months. <br /> <br />Mr. Vest presented an ad that they have been running regarding electricity from <br />Florida Power and Light's, and on the back of the ad, it addresses the infrastructure. <br />Mr. Vest said they are sending this ad to the California area because this is a prime <br />market area. <br /> <br />Mr. Vest said it is time for the payment to Turner International and as soon as he <br /> <br /> <br />