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RFSOLUTION NO. 1415 <br />WHERFAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, <br />Texas, is aware of the need for conservation and development <br />of the great natural resources of the Red River Valley and is <br />particularly aware of the need for bank stabilization of Red <br />River, North Sulphur River and tributaries of each; and, <br />WHF~ZFAS, such bank stabilization would save an estimated <br />1,000 acres of productive bottomlands from erosion destruction <br />ansn,ually; and, <br />WHEREAS, the sediment produced from such bank erosion re- <br />duces the carrying capacities of our rivers and causes and con- <br />tributes to flooding of land and highways, and such sediment is <br />detrimental to reservoirs downstream; and, <br />WHEREAS, local government entities in the Ark-Tex and <br />Sherman-Denison Council of Governments' area have joined to- <br />gether to form the Northeast Texas Resource Conservation and <br />Development Area as provided by Public Law No. 87-703 for the <br />purpose of providing local and multi-county leadership as re- <br />quired for developing and carrying out a plan for the orderly <br />conservation, improvement, development and wise use of the <br />natural resources of the area; NOW, THEREFORE, <br />BE IT RFSOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, That it go on record as supporting the aims of <br />the Northeast Texas Resource Conservation and Development Area. <br />Passed and adopted this 14th d.ay of April, 1971. <br />amgs W. Farris, Mayor <br />~ <br />i <br />ATTFST:, <br />H. C. Gr ene, City Clerk <br />APP OVED A FORM: <br />~ T. Haynes City Attorney <br />