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Section 8 - Implementation A. Timetable The following time schedule is recommended for orderly development or re-iievelopment of parks in Paris: item Year Priority 1 - Municipal Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-1996 Priority 2 - Wade Park Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-1996 Priority 2 - Wade Park Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 Priority 3 -Lake Crook Recreational Area (Phase I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 Lake Crook Recreational Area (Phase II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 Lake Crook Recreational Area (Phase III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998 Priority 4 - Upgrade Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Budget annually Priority 5 - Sports Complex (Courts and Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 Sports Complex (Recreational center building) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Priority 6 -Pave Parking Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-1997 Priority 8 -Restroom Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-1999 Priority 9 -Acquisition Ongoing B. Funding An ambitous plan of development with several millions of dollars in construction cost alone not counting land acquisitions dictates some creative and varied fund raising is needed. Some of the projects can be paid for from budget and capital improvement (bond) funds or. certificates of obligation. The City of Paris has indicated its willingness to apply for grants-in-aid the most prominent of which are: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Community Development Block Grants are federal funds distributed from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development directly to states who in turn distribute through a complicated regional point system to counties and cities. Wood County or any of its incorporated areas. Parks developments are eligible. A local match of ten to twenty percent is usually necessary for the maximum grant of $250,000. The complication is that, in the intense competition for such funds, usually only ten to finrelve of nearly forty grant applications will be funded in the East Texas Council of Governments region. Parks are not usually high enough on fhe regional priority scale (set by the Regional Review Commiftees themselves) to score sufficient points to be competitive. Texas Parks and Wildlife Texas Recreation & Parks Account Program. This program has long been used by cities and counties to fund park improvements. In -28-