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[~tat, e Rail a~d~iQn~] [Sta.~e P~il ~eletiPnl] RESOLUTION NO. [WORK-UP RES] A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE FANNIN RURAL RAIL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT TO CONTINUE RAH. OPERATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ALONG FEEDER TRACKS WITHIN LAMAR COUNTY AND PARIS, TEXAS, AND ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO TRACKS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF [DtS-POSA-Iz ABANDONMENT] BY THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO PURSUE ALL APPROPRIATE AVENUES IN EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE EFFORTS OF THE RAIL DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AS A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the public and private sector in Lamar County, Texas, including the City of Paris City Council, Lamar County Commissioners Court, the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce, the Paris Economic Development Corporation, and committed citizens and volunteers, have expended considerable effort, time, and funding in the pursuit of enhanced economic development in Lamar County, With special emphasis on industrial development and improvement of recreational opportunities; and, WHEREAS, transportation limitations, such as the absence of an adjacent interstate highway s,,stem the closest be~n~ almost fifty miles away, [a~,,~ ~,,,~ ~,,~ j ...... ,r~--~ ~'~ ¥ -~"' ?_' /2'_ _~ ...... ,~ ...... -' ..... ::~-~,~h-' 2~c~d, and the prevxous loss of ra.%l 1.1.nes serva, ng P'arl. s from tD.e SOUr. P. anct eas~t .;.,aa. vx %j the Kiamichi Railroad as the only viable railroad serving Paris-; and ]~[ ........... "'-' ...... '°'""~ '"' '~"'°'"~"'' P&c",;,'t&;r,,~,~ $~::~,G &cea; and, ~li~~~ ail ~sp z%a~i -~ ..... ~ ..... ~ ...... ~ ...... ~ ........... ................ ar~a]; and