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Paris and Lamar County <br />Cammunity-Wide Sirategic Plan <br />STRA,TEGY 4 <br />Develop long- and short-range plans to address aging infrastructure (water, sewer, starm waterldrainage, roads, <br />sidewalks, electric, gas, etc.) <br />PRESENT STATUS <br />1. First impression ("What is wrong with this plaee?" Old houses, poorly maintained, detour off 82 entaring <br />town.) <br />2. No direct ways to get anywhere - a maze of roads. <br />3. No sidewalks. <br />4. Roads poorly maintained. <br />5. Trashy laoking and no cade enforceinent. <br />6. No curbs and gutters. <br />7. No financial means to solve problems - must find the means. <br />8. Deterioration so bad, we can`t fix. Start over? <br />9. We are reactive, not proactive. <br />10. No vision of what we want it to look like and lack of financing. <br />11. Old housing is cheap rent, and affecting our ability to build new housing. <br />12. Qld in fracture and public image detracts frorn redevelopment. <br />13. If city crumbles, sa does area outside the loop. <br />14. Historie inconsistent application of resources, both perceived and real, and intentional or not. <br />PREFERRED FUTURE STATE <br />Wish list: <br />1. Demolitian of candemned structures. <br />2. Stronger code enforcement. <br />3. Need wot'kable, efficient, maintainable repairs. <br />4. Visian is to develop a warkable list af short- atid long-term priorities. <br />5. Focus groups with outside oversight, not just internal to government. <br />6. Paris is a micropolitan center for NE Texas, a genuine, forward thinking city. A place people want to be. <br />7. We need to create the cozidition where peapte say, "This is really nice," and they recognize our history and <br />sense of community. <br />City and county works tpgether on a strategic plan to get infrastructure (water and sewer upgrades) to <br />replace, and not just fix 100 year old clay pipes. <br />9. All infrastructure (pipes, sidewalks, streets, hausing) all work tagether. <br />10. We need a publie warks comprehensive plan... Engineering... A cahesive plan where all infrastructure works <br />together. <br />11. Need an annual financiai plan to wark tagether to l) fix sewer and 2) fix streets. <br />12. Technology? Not there. Optical/fiber lines. <br />ACTION STEPS <br />1. Review current building codes to determine if they have kepi pace with developznent. <br />2. Evaluate issues related to a new sewer treatment plant for the City of Paris, including the need, cast nnd the <br />best location. <br />3. Develop and implement a 10-year water and sewer, sidewalks and streets, gas and electric infrastructure <br />improvement plan. <br />First Dra1i ior Discussion Only 4 of 8 2 n January 2011 <br />V <br />