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October 14, 2002 <br />Page 34 of 35 <br />Mr. Townsend: No I think you have said it perfectly. I think we have come the extra step <br />every year we have been involved in this. Of course Main Street was kind of create <br />in Paris in 1984 initially. We dropped out of the program for a little while. And then <br />we came back in 1997. Since then a lot of these same people have been on that <br />board and kind of seen the vision go and come and the mission kind of change as we <br />have gone, and we have, with Maria and the Pumpkin Festival and the education <br />programs and the brochures and the word out of what we are trying to do. The ball <br />is really rolling and it seems like it is rolling a whole lot faster here today. The Main <br />Street board is just that. It is the Main Street Advisory Board and of course it has no <br />real teeth to be able to do what these commissions are going to be able to do. That <br />is why you are a big part of the process. <br />Ms. Harper: I guess I would only add that we really need to be some help. No just by mouthing <br />it but by actually. We will walk the blocks, we will count the buildings, we will take <br />pictures, we will work with the appraisal office, we will bring in people from Dallas <br />and Ft. Worth and Austin if we have to be helpful and answer questions. It is to must <br />to expect anyone to know... <br />Mr. Townsend: There is tons of information that you guys deal with on a regular basis in your <br />meetings, that Maria probably already has. Such as that one pamphlet that you were <br />talking about. And some of that information economic wise. We have all of that <br />information. We can throw that together and get that to them as soon as we can. If <br />something comes up along the way that you would like an answer to please call. <br />Ms. Harper: Is there any particular week in November or December that is terrible for everybody <br />if we brought these people in from Austin to help and put on a workshop? Early <br />December. <br />General discussion too far in the back ground to pick up. <br />Mr. Malone: Is there anyone else who has anything they would like to contribute before we close. <br />On behalf of the Mayor, City Council, and the City Staff, I want to thank all of you <br />for this donation of time that you are taking and your commitment to a better city <br />and especially your commitment to historic preservation. We have a lot of groups <br />that are working under the umbrella of Keep Paris Beautiful. And groups that are <br />working that are closely associated. Our Main Street Board. I would like to <br />introduce Linda Ridder with CDC, and she is our new executive director, and as you <br />all know CDC has plans for housing, to improve housing in Paris. We are trying to <br />restore and rehabilitate neighborhoods. So all of these things are going to have to <br />work together and we will try to see that we communicate and share this information <br />and everyone will be aware of when meetings are being held because they will be <br />posted on the bulletin board and I am sure the newspaper will make note of ineetings <br />as they occur. Feel free to visit from one group to the other because these will be <br />