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Cheri asked that committees submit minutes for meetings since they are needed for <br />Preserve America Reports. <br />Dog Dash Edwin pickle, Bill Harris and Cheri Bedford are working on this. <br />In the past it has been known as the MistleToe Trot. Bar Lo Kennells is <br />providing scarves for dogs, pictures can be taken with Santa, and participants <br />will get a t-shirt. Edwanye Samis is taking care of traffic during the walk. <br />Committee Reports <br />Organization No report <br />Design Meeting will be held Thursday at 6:00pm at 1910 Pine Bluff to work on <br />Nativity Scene for Bywaters Park. Bike Racks are in the works for the start of <br />next year <br />Promotions Festival of Pumpkins games went great. Kids were excited and the game <br />area was busy the entire time. 7ames Brockway suggested that tables and chairs <br />be placed around closer to food vendors for people to sit and eat. <br />Economic 4A vs. 46 has made its first appearance in the paper. Paris is a 4A <br />which means 1/4% of tax dollars goes to industry. If Paris was a 46 the money <br />could be used for Quality of Life projects. Goes hand in hand with industry. <br />Wonlt take money away from industry. Industry is not what creates taxes and this <br />would help to increase sales tax for retail and help fund 46 projects. 4B can <br />also help fund tourism better than we currently are. Main Street board members <br />can call their reps and show support for a possible legislative bill that will <br />make 4A cities 4B and it won't have to go before the city for a vote. It only <br />takes about 5 people to get a representative worried or excited about an issue. <br />4B could fund a public restroom for powntown, a current project that lacks the <br />funding. Edwin Pickle showed concern that changing to a 46 would take away from <br />industry and without industry we donlt have the people to support the retail <br />business. Britin pointed out that the Paris EDC will still control the money and <br />that when industry is considering cities for new locations they look at the <br />quality of life, as do the workers moving to work for existing industry. Edwin <br />is going to let Britin know when future EDC meetings are so that she can attend <br />them if possible and hear the concerns from the PEDC board. <br />HPC Report Currently working on redoing the certificate of appropriateness far <br />signage <br />Discussion and Possible Action regarding future projects Grand Theatre project <br />Committees have been formed in the Leadership Lamar class for fundraiser. <br />Dancing w/the Stars and Golf Tournament are two events already planned. An 8ft <br />replica of the Grand Theatre sign will be auctioned off after it is used in the <br />Annual Christmas parade. Some movie posters from the grand have been discussed <br />for a possible fundraiser. <br />Posters need to be located and check for condition to see if they will show any <br />interest. If so Daniel Frame Studio will frame them and they will be auctioned <br />off. The letters for the marquee have been cleaned and repainted and the class <br />will be selling the marquee off for ads for another fundraiser. <br />17 <br />