601 RES CITY COUNCIL, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INTERESTED CITIZENS AND GROUPS REQUESTED TX ST PARKS BOARD TO DEVELOP ST PARK• •
RESOLUTION N0. 601 _r
WHEREAS, the City Councilt the Chamber of Comnerce and other in-
terested citizens and groups have requested the Texas State Parks Board
to develop a State Fark on City of Paris roperties known as the Lake
Crook areag embracing approximately 2,717~ acrest including water and
water shed areas; and,
WHEREdS, the City Council, pursuant to such purpose and request,
heretofore adopted Resolution No. 588, the language and provisions of
which contained an initial proposal for submission to the Texas State
Parks Board; and,
WHEREiAS9 the Texas State Parks Board has reviewed and considered
such resolution and heard the request and suggestions of representati.ves
of various interested Paris and Lamar County groups, in response to vahich
the State Parks Board has agreed to accept such offer of the Lake Crook
area by Western Union wire dated October 17, 19559 addressed to the
Honorable A. M. dlikin Jr., State Senator, at Parisg Texas, 5uch agreement
and wire being in the following language, to-wits
"STATE PARKS BOARD AGREES ?0 ACCEPT OFFER OF LAKE CROOK AREA
(2717.5 ACRES) PROVIDED THERE ARE NO LIMITATIONS OR RE-
STRICTIONS AS TO USE, OPERATION, MAINTENAIVCE OR DEVEIAPMENT;
PROVIDED THAT STATE PARKS BOARD HAS RIGHT TO SELECT TWO
HUIvDRED ACRES WHICH CITY WILL CONVEY IN FEE SIMPLE FOR
FU?URE PERMNNENT IMPROVEMENTS; 9WD PROVIDED THAT STATE PARKS
BOARD AiSO SHlILL HAVE AIV UNDIVIDED OAtE-HALF INTEREST IN
HIINERALS IN THE REMAINIIVG TRACT OF 2517.5 d1CRES.
ANDREW M. HDWSLEY, CHAIRlNi11v
TEXAS STAT& PARKS BOARD"
NOW9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI'IY OF
PARIS, That the Texas State Parks Board be assured and infornaed of the
continued purpose and desire of this Council that the Lake Crook area be
offered and made available to the Texas State Parks Board for develoi;pment
as a State Park on the following terms and conditions, to-wits
(1) The City of Paris vrill lease or otherwise grant possession
of the area to the State Parks Board for such term or such
right of possession as it may desire.
(2) There shall be no limitatimns or restrictions as to use*
operationg maintenance or developiaent of any properties made
available to the Texas State Parks Board; providedg howeverg
that any grant or conveyance to the Texas State Parks Board
zhall reserve unto the City of Paris the absolute and exclu-•
sive use of the water of Lake Crook for water consumption
purposes and shall obligate the Texas State Parks Board to
use its best efforts to prevent contamination of the public
water supply located at said Lake Crook and to comply with all
recomnendations made by the Texas Health Department relative!
to such public water supply.
(3) The City of Paris will convey to the Texas State Parks
Board in fee simple not to exceed two hundred (200) acres,
for the use of the Board in making permanent improvementso
such acreage to besalected by the Board.
(4) The City Council is agreeable to the proposal that the
State Parks Board shall be vested with one-half of the minexal
rights as per their proposal.
Passed and adopted this 3~day of 19551.
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City Clerk.
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Mayor