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Regular City Council Meetrng Nov. 12, 2001 Page 16 City Manager Malone reported that the hangar building for Cox Field Airport arrived last week and that the building was being erected. The City Manager reported that Code Enforcement is using a temporary employee to mow lots and that this practice was resulting in a great savings over the bid process used previously. He reported that there is a web-site operated by TNRCC that has included a photograph of the city's illegal dump case involving 4,000 tires. The City Manager also reported that the city was about to complete the replacement homes on the first grant for housing and will be starting on the new grant we received shortly. Mr. Malone said the City Engineer is developing a project that would enable the city to fund an additional two million gallon water storage tank located in West Paris. City Manager Malone reported that the city lot lift station project is about 20% complete as far as engineering and sizing the pumps and ordering the fiberglass manhole. City Manager Malone advised that with regard to the Martin Luther King Extension Project, one-half of the street is in place and the water and sewer lines are complete. He said the project is 65% complete. City Manager Malone pointed out that the bid had been awarded for the Gateway Sign Project; the Manhole Rehabilitation is presently underway at various locations throughout the city; and the lOth Street S.E. Water Line Replacement Project is 95% complete. He also reported that the city is working on a significant sewer main project located on the north side of Clement Road. Staff is attempting to get easements for that project in order to start construction. This proj ect is a very important element in completing the tasks identified in the SSES and in satisfying the Administrative Order issued by the EPA. City Manager Malone also reported that Fire Chief Grooms has