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28`+ ATTACHMENT II PROGRAM NARRATIVE STATEMENT This is a Public Uorks Program consisting of Storm. Drainage, Street Improvements, Plater and Sanitary Setter Improvements. STORM DRAINAGE: The City of Paris depends primarily on open channels for its drainage system. These channels have grown up with trees, etc. and have silted to such an extent that the velocities are so slo;d that run -off is far below that necessary to handle even small rainfall amounts. Improvements would consist of cleaning, widening and lowering the Flow lines of the channels in order to provide run -off consistant with standard drainage practices. STREET IMPROVEMENTS: In the older sections of the City, substandard paving widths and intersection radii result in excessive maintenance costs and create traffic hazards. Proposed Improvements would upgrade the standards resulting in less future maintenance cost and alleviating such traffic hazards. WATER AND SANITARY SEWER: In some sections of the City, existing utilities are obviously in need of immediate up grade due to age. Conditions include inadequate line sizes flow line grades and broken manholes,.which result in poor service to citizens and in some cases present health hazards. Sanitary Sewer improvements include repair of broken manholes and damaged sewer lines. dater line improvements include loop systems for inadequate size lines in order to provide necessary water pressure. Money is budgeted each year to apply to these three areas of concern and if additional funds are available through the Community Development Act, it will enable the City to increase its scope of work towards improving such systems. With a 1970 population of 23,441, Paris has a total of 6,326 families, 18 or 1,160 of these families are classified as belola poverty level. 10% or 980 of the 9,099 homes in the City are without plumbing facilities. There have been no substantial increase or decrease in the City's population in the last 10 years. The proposed program would help eliminate minor health hazards by relieving flooding conditions, improving traffic flow and eliminating sanitary sewer stoppage.