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assess property taxes, such as municipalities, counties, and school districts. Because the PEDC receives its tax support from sales tax revenues and not property ta1c, the PEDC cannot itself grant tax abatements. To that extent, the PEDC acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council on tax abatements. 2. Has the PEDC limited itself to manufacturing and warehousing type industry? Answer: I believe this question is answered in the attached correspondence dated December 10, 2001, which was forwarded to the Paris City Council by Mr. Erik Roddy on behalf of the Paris Economic Development Corpora6on (PEDC). See also the enclosed Mission Statement from the PEDC. 3. Is the PEDC's main purpose that of attracting manufacturing and warehousing type industries to all of Paris, and not just limited to the Enterprise Zone? Answer: I believe PEDC's role is to attract manufacturing and warehousing type industries to all of Paris. 4. Is the Enterprise Zone limited to manufacturing and warehousing type industries to qualify as an Enterprise Zone? Answer: According to the handbook on Economic Development Laws for Texas Cities, Volume II, page 2, the Texas Enterprise Zone Program is administered by the Texas Department of Economic Development and is designed ro encourage job creation and capital investment in areas of economic distress within Texas. Other criteria apply to the Zone such as size, economic development condition, etc. At page 3 of the handbook, it states "cities, counties, and other taxing units are able to offer local incentives such as tazx abatement, tax increment financing, local sales tax refunds, utility reductions, and other regulatory incentives to businesses within an Enterprise Zone." In other words, there are certain incentives for economic development within Enterprise Zones that aze offered by the State. The decision as to what kinds of industries receive those incentives is strictly up to the State. For incentives that are locally based, the decision as to what kinds of industries will receive those incentives is restricted solely to the local entities. 5. Are the Enterprise Zone incentives limited to manufacturing and warehousing types of industries? Answer: See answer in previous question number 4 above. In addidon, I am advised in order to receive Enterprise Zone incentives a project must be designated as an Enterprise Project by the Texas Department of Economic Development. I am further advised such designations are very competitive and only a limited number of projects each year receive -2-