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STATE OF TEXAS §
<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
<br />COUNTY OF LAMAR §
<br />Cooperative Agreement between
<br />the Cityo uf Paris and Paris Livin , Inc.,
<br />for a Program of Non-Profit Homebuilding
<br />within the city limits of the City of Paris
<br />This Agreement entered into this day of , 2004, by and between the
<br />City of Paris, Texas, a political subdivision of the State of Texas and a Home Rule City with its
<br />offices located at City Ha11, 125 lst Street S.E., Paris, Lamar County, Texas, and Paris Living,
<br />Inc., a Community Development Corporation and non-profit entity, with offices located at 2800
<br />Lamar Avenue, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
<br />WITNESSETH
<br />WHEREAS, the continued proliferation of vacant and abandoned lots and structures within
<br />the city limits of the City of Paris constitutes a blight on affected neighborhoods, encourages
<br />crime and illegal activity, and generally is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the
<br />community; and,
<br />WHEREAS, in the past, the City of Paris has utilized its own resources to periodically
<br />clean up such real property because the owners thereof have failed to meet their obligations as
<br />property owners; and,
<br />WHEREAS, neglected properties are often properties on which taxes are unpaid, and
<br />when foreclosed for delinquent taxes often continue in a blighted condition, whether sold for taxes
<br />or not; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, as a participant and active supporter in that program known
<br />as Keep Paris Beautiful, has already embarked on an ambitious series of ordinance changes to
<br />clean up and control junk, litter, substandard structures, waste hauling, and to promote historic
<br />preservation, a11 intended to address blighted conditions and the health, safety, and welfare of the
<br />City; and,
<br />WHEREAS, as part of said effort, the City of Paris foresees the need for a program for
<br />recycling or placing single family residential lots or parcels of real property which have been
<br />foreclosed for delinquent ad valorem taxes or for other reasons and have not been redeemed by
<br />their owners in accordance with state law, into a pool of lots for use by designated non-profit
<br />entities for the construction of new single family residential houses, thereby alleviating said blight,
<br />removing said property from the pool of properties maintained by the City, enhancing the tax base
<br />for a111oca1 taxing entities by fostering the construction of new single family residential homes,
<br />and generally improving the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris; and,
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