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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Janice Ellis <br /> <br /> From: Rhonda Rogers <br /> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:43 PM <br /> To: Kevin Carruth; wbiard1@sbcglobal.net <br /> Cc: Janice Ellis <br /> Subject: FW: Strategic 1-30 Stakeholders Briefing <br /> Attachments: 1-30 Corridor Letter (10.13.10).pdf <br /> <br /> Would you please put this on the agenda for Oct 25 as a future event to discuss. I think we need to have a City <br /> representative at this meeting. Since I am on the COG Regional Planning group, I can represent Paris if that is ok with <br /> Council. I think it would be good to have someone else go also, if anyone has the time, desire, etc. This is important for <br /> Paris. <br /> Do you know if Steve Gilbert, Judge Superville, Don Wall received this email? I think they should, but if they have a copy, I don't <br /> want to send another. <br /> Thanks. Rhonda <br /> <br /> From: Casey Smith [CSmith@dean.net] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 5:03 PM <br /> To: John Addington <br /> Subject: Strategic I-30 Stakeholders Briefing <br /> <br /> Residents and Elected Officials along the I-30 Corridor, <br /> Attached to this email you will find a letter with signatories that include elected and appointed officials all along the I-30 <br /> Corridor in both Texas and Arkansas that originated with Bowie County Judge James Carlow and Bowie County <br /> Commissioner John Addington. I would urge you to read this letter and answer their call to come together this <br /> November 12, and move forward with one voice to improve the quality of transportation for our daily lives, businesses <br /> and commerce along the I-30 Corridor. <br /> <br /> As state and federal resources struggle to keep pace with the growing strain placed on our vast multi-modal <br /> transportation infrastructure, it will become increasingly important that key stakeholders - including elected officials, <br /> appointed leaders, planners, academia, and the business community - become and remain actively involved in <br /> identifying the areas of greatest need while leveraging scarce public and private funds to achieve the greatest possible <br /> impact. The I-30 Corridor represents not only a geographic area, but one of the nation's key strategic corridors linking <br /> together vital communities, providing valuable and efficient transportation of goods and people, and generating a great <br /> deal of commerce and economic activity in Texas and Arkansas. This Corridor also represents great promise of untapped <br /> potential. <br /> I hope you will read this letter and join with other members along the I-30 Corridor on November 12 in the City of <br /> Texarkana for an open meeting at 10:00am. The meeting will go until 12:00 noon at which time there will be a lunch <br /> with Congressman Ralph Hall as the speaker. Following lunch will be a meeting of TEX-21, the statewide <br /> transportation advocacy group, which you are encouraged to stay for and will include the insights of transportation <br /> leaders from the entire two-state region and from across the State of Texas. The whole day will come to a close at <br /> 3:00pm. <br /> There will be more information to come on both of the meetings. We hope to see you there and look forward to <br /> working with you to lift up the needs and champion the benefits of the I-30 Corridor. Please contact Casey Smith with <br /> TEX-21's Public Policy Consultants at Dean International, Inc. should you have any questions or wish to RSVP at 214- <br /> 750-0123 or csmith(&dean.net <br /> <br /> Casey Smith <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 0044 <br />