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PARIS VISITORS AND CONVENTION COUNCIL MINUTES
February 5, 2008
Present: Bobby Walters, Jesse Freelen, George Kimbrough, Suzy Harper,
Tim Masters, Roy Gwinn, Helen Short, Derald Bulls, Mindy Moree,
Pete Kampfer, and Becky Semple
Chairman Bobby Waiters called the meeting to order.
Guest attending today's meeting was Connie Beard with the Paris News.
Mindy Moree presented the financials, and Bobby Walters made a motion to
approve the financials, and Tim Masters seconded the motion,
New Business: The minutes were presented from the last meeting. Helen Short
made a motion to approve the minutes as read, and George Kimbrough
made the second.
Funding Requests from the Breakfast optimist for two baseball
tournaments, were presented.
Request of $2,000.00 for the 9 & under, and 11 & under double
Baseball tournament
Request of $2,000.00 for 8 & under tournament
One of the tournaments will be the same weekend as Tour de Paris, and there
was discussion to schedule the tournament for another weekend, but the
decision was made to leave the date for the tournament as scheduled.
Bobby Walters made a motion that funding requests for these tournaments be
approved, and George Kimbrough made the second.
Future Business: There was discussion concerning the need for a Trolley Car to
unite Main Street, the Chamber, the Lamar County Historical Society
Museum, Love Civic Center and the Eiffel Tower, and many other points
of interest in Paris.
The need for a public restroom facility Downtown was also discussed.
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The Trolley Car and Public Restroom on the Square would be a positive
Step in enhancing our City for Tourism.
Bobby Walters made the motion to adjourn, and Roy Gwinn made the second,
Respectfully,
Becky Semple