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Paris and Lamar County <br />Community-Wide Strategic Plan <br />Vision 2025 <br />This document is provided in draft for discussian and review. It represents the content generated on flip charts <br />during the community-wide strategic plannzng meeting at Love Civic Center on January 12, 2011. Reviewers <br />are asked to provide feedback, clarification or additional input. The gaal is to finalize a community-wide plan <br />with clear goals and specific actions and accauntabilities that is embraced and supported and implemented by <br />numerous organizations, both public and private. If we start working together naw, what will Pazis and Lamar <br />County achieve by 2025 and beyond? <br />STRATEGY 1 <br />Develop long-range plans to ensure abundant water for aur targeted indusri-ies. <br />PRESENT STATUS <br />l. Ensure adequate, h.igh-quality drinking water. Do not let this resource go elsewhere without us having any <br />choice. <br />2. Ensure ample water for current and future local industrial use. <br />A. Increase indusiry targets with marketing plan. <br />B. DeveIop political aetion plan for local, regional and state. <br />C. Increase and enhance our ability to control our water. <br />PR.EFERRED FU'I'U1tE STATE <br />l. Industrial use locally. <br />2. Educate ourselves about our water rights and utilizatian. <br />ACTION STEPS <br />1. Build aur lakes. <br />2. Direct market ta high-water using businesses. <br />3. Improve infrastructure (i.e. Wastewater plant, including reuse of Wastewater effluent.) <br />4. Increase political interaction to keep our water. <br />OWNERS & STAKEHOLDERS <br />1. PEAC, City of Paris, Lamar County <br />2. Corps of Engineers <br />3. Bonds <br />4. Marketing and Consulting firm to help craft strategy <br />5. Reereational and agricultural uses <br />ACTION STEPS <br />1. Educate the public. <br />2. Keep water study current. <br />3. PAC regional? <br />4. Restructure Texas water plan, now and into the future. <br />5. Target market to industry. <br />6. Develop water plan with consulting assistance. <br />PROGRESS MEASURE (TBD) <br />Fiz•st Draft for Discussion Only 1 of 8 17 January 2011 <br />