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I CC) Rev. Floyd Dale appeared before the Council requesting information as to the annexation. No one else appeared before the Council and the annexation portion of the public hearing was declared closed, and the zoning portion continued to the next regular Council meeting. Mayor Malone declared the public hearing open on the proposed preappiication to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant. _ Mrs. Maurine Thompson, 421 8th S. E. suggested funds be used to acquire and develop the old First Ward School property for parks and recreation purposes. Eddie Woerner, 3410 Fargo, requested lighting for the north softball field at Wise Field Park, additional lighting at Travis Field and Record Park ball field along with off street parking and bleachers at Travis Field. Rev. C. B. Wallace, 1481 11th N. E. requested paving and water improvements on 11th N. E. between Grove Street and Hickory Street. Earl Scott, 1005 14th N. W. requested paving on 14th N. W. from Shiloh to Franklin Street. Verlene Bills, 1412 Franklin Street requested paving for Franklin Street. Lillie Mae Moore, 1546 14th N. E. requested paving on 14th N. E. from Hickory to Center Street. Barbara Cooper, 422 E. Henderson requested street and sewer improvements on Henderson Street between 3rd N. E. and 5th N. E. Jackie Alsobrook, 447 Fitzhugh requested additional softball fields for girls ages 10 -12. She said they had about 250 girls in the YWCA program and needed lighted fields for their games. Lonnie Kennedy, 2220 Briarwood stated the need for 3 or 4 soccer fields for the Paris Kiwanis Club Soccer League. Presently have 450 participants. A. R. Martin, 1870 Graham Street requested paving for 11th N. W. between Phillips Street and Campbell Street. Requested funds from current grant if available and from proposed grant otherwise. He also requested some funds be set aside for the cleaning of vacant lots where owners could not be located. Blake Bills, 945 Garrett Street, requested water and paving and drainage improvements on W. Garrett Street. George Fisher, 1037 Fitzhugh Ave. stated fund should be used for sewage, water, and paving improvements. He stated that unused funds from the existing grant might be used to complete the paving of E. Hickory Street. Barney King, 547 E. Price Street, President of the Lamar County Association for Retarded Citizens, stated the need to provide housing for the adult retarded citizens of the area. He stated that a residential structure to meet their needs would cost around $100,000.00 and that a site was available on Paris Jr. College property located on S. Collegiate Drive adjacent to the Foster Home for children. The facility would serve from 12 to 18 persons.