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800 <br /> <br /> Mr. Vest advised that the Industrial Foundation has set aside $60,000.00 for this <br /> project. Most of that will go toward dozer work, clearing the land and things of <br /> that nature. Mr. Vest advised that there will be a contract with a tree contractor <br /> who does it for firewood and he is going to pay the PEDC so much a cord, and <br /> hopefully the PEDC will get back some money that can be put back into this <br /> project. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vest stated that one of the things that the PIF wanted was to get this site <br /> secured by a fence, once the boundaries are cleared and identified, so we will <br /> not have any more squatters. He said there may be an opportunity to expand the <br /> park back toward Campbell Street though the City's Code Enforcement. <br /> <br />Mr. Vest discussed the companies that want to locate in the Industrial Park. <br />When there is not a construction project going on, then that is when the PEDC <br />needs to start the spec building, so that there will always be something going on <br />in the park. If people see construction and progress it will help build a positive <br />attitude in our community. People are going to say that Paris is growing. <br /> <br />Mr. Vest said the 143 acre site for the Industrial Park has almost ten thousand <br />trees. Under the city ordinance protected trees have a diameter of 60" or greater <br />at 4.5 feet above the ground. There are 78 protected trees on this site. He said <br />the bulk of the trees are mature trees, which are ten inches to sixty inches. <br />Mayor Pfiester advised that this does not mean you cannot remove the trees, but <br />you would have to replace them. Mr. Vest advised that they would not have to <br />replace them all, in fact, you do not have to have a permit unless you take 75% <br />of the trees out, but the problem is, 75% of the trees will probably be removed. <br />Mr. Vest said that part of the things he wanted the Board to consider as they <br />proceed with this contract with Graeber, Simmons & Cowan, is the fact he has <br />contacted Jackie Chennault who is a certified arborist, as the city ordinance refers <br />to the use of a certified arborist. Mr. Chennault has been out to the site and <br />looked at the project. He works for a company called Trees Systems and they <br />will identify all of the protected trees, stake all of the protected trees where the <br />drip line is, because if you get into the drip line of a tree with construction, you <br /> <br /> <br />