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City Council Meeting November 9, 2000 Page 7 Pistol Club, and Rifle Club, but he was speaking as a private individual. Mr. Bell stated he was against the property being developed for housing and asked that the city leave them alone. Richard Swint, 2510 Stillhouse, came forward stating that he is not a resident of the City of Paris, but he is a taxpayer. Dr. Swint said there is very poor realization about the potential of the Lake Crook property. Dr. Swint said it was very difficult to involve the community in developing an asset such as this through council meetings. Dr. Swint said he would hope that the City Council would send people to each civic club, which would entail some description of the facilities that are located on the lake property and show photographs of what has been developed in the past and involve as a board of a base group of people to think about the potential of this lake. Dr. Swint pointed out that this process was followed in developing the Love Civic Centerwith a result of the City of Paris having a fine building that can be utilized by the citizens. Dr. Swint stated that parks and recreation is probably one of the top priority items for planning the quality of life for the community. He said this particular area is close to the city and it would be readily and easily developed for recreational purposes instead of real estate. Mr. Swint encouraged the City Council to enlist the interest of a very broad base of people through all of the civic clubs. Joe Bob Margraves, Route 6, came forward stating that his interest is the youth of this community. Mr. Margraves said the City of Paris needs a place for the youth of this community to play ball. He said we need a place to gather and have fun, whether it is Lake Crook or somewhere else, he just wants a place for the kids to play , be safe, have a good time and develop into good adults. Councilman Carter departed the council meeting at 6:45 P. M. Richard Sharrock, Route 6, Box 6070, appeared before the City Council advising that he is also concerned with the youth programs that we have in Paris, Texas. Mr. Sharrock stated that there are several programs and with adequate facilities, they could be broadened and recreation could be a big part of that. Mr. Sharrock said he travels playing softball and they see parks that are in a nice environment with good drainage. He felt that another site in Paris Texas would be a benefit to the youth and to the community. Mr.