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Street Light Placement Study Methodology: 251 Miles - Total Linear mileage of atl streets in the city of Paris, maintained by the Street Department or Texas Department of Transportation. 20,128 - Total calls for service, officer Initiated or from complaints May 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009 between the hours of 6 PM and 6 AM. 9075 - Total calls for service after removing call activity that would not be affected by additional street lighting; traffic stops, false alarms, civil stand by, animal calls, 9-1-1 hang-ups, assist fire or EMS, message delivery, administrative tasks. 36.15 - Average calls for service by linear mile. .006846 - Average calls for service by linear foot. 3.42 - Average calls for service per 500 feet. Present required distance between street lights paid for by the City of Paris. Random sampling of calls for service on other primarily residential streets were kept in the address range of 300-499 due to all of the streets listed being in close proximity to arterial or feeder designated roadways. Primarily commercial, industrial, and agricultural areas were intentionally not included in the random sampling but were included in the linear foot computations. 4- Number of calls for service from addresses from 300 to 499 on NE 5`h Street between the hours of 6 PM to 6 AM, meeting above criteria for calls. 1- Number of calls for service from addresses from 300 to 499 on NW 7th Street between the hours of 6 PM to 6 AM, meeting above criteria for calls. 0- Number of calls for service from addresses from 300 to 499 on SE 10th Street between the hours of 6 PM to 6 AM, meeting above criteria for calls. 7- Number of calls for service from addresses from 300 to 499 on NE 12`h Street between the hours of 6 PM to 6 AM, meeting above criteria for calls. 5- Number of calls for service from addresses from 300 to 499 on SE 24th Street between the hours of 6 PM to 6 AM, meeting above criteria for calls. U 002.3