CAMDEN, N.J. – Campbell Soup Company on Tuesday announced it will shift production of ready-to-serve soups from its plant in Paris, Texas, to its facilities in Napoleon, Ohio, and Maxton, N.C., both of which already produce ready-to-serve soups.
The Paris plant will continue to produce other soups, along with sauces and beverages, according to a news release.
Campbell Soup said manufacturing of its microwavable “Soup at Hand” products will be consolidated at the Maxton plant, and the company will close its manufacturing facility in Marshall, Mich.
Campbell Soup said it expects to eliminate approximately 770 positions – including 510 salaried workers around the world — in connection with a series of initiatives “to improve supply chain efficiency and reduce overhead costs across the organization.”
The company said approximately 130 of the cuts will be at its world headquarters in Camden, but there was no immediate indication how many workers would be fired in Paris.
The company said it would provide additional details on these initiatives in a public filing today.
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By CHARLES RICHARDS
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The Paris City Council on Monday made its appointments of citizens to nine city boards and commissions.
For several weeks, board appointments had been postponed, waiting for the full Paris City Council to be seated, pending final election returns.
Bruce Carr and Kenny Dority were selected to 3-year terms on the Paris Economic Development Corporation to replace Dan Smith and Chad Brown, whose terms actually were up on April 30.
Josh Bray was among more than a dozen people who expressed a desire to serve on the PEDC, but was not listed among the 15 candidates.
Councilman John Wright asked why, and city attorney Kent McIlyar said it would be a conflict of interest under the city’s ethics policy because Bray is the owner of Sanitation Solutions, which recently won a 10-year contract as the city’s landfill provider.
Britin Bostick applied for a position on the Historic Preservation Committee and was appointed to one of the three available spots. But later in the meeting she told the board she hadn’t realized she would lose her spot on the Main Street Advisory Board if that happened. She was allowed to stay on the Main Street board, and someone else was appointed to Historic Preservation.
Following are the persons appointed Monday night to spots on city boards and commissions:
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AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD:
Meeting time: 5:30 p.m., third Thursday of each month, council chambers.
Duties: Acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council regarding Cox Field, its airfield and business operations, facilities, long-range planning, and special events.
Current Members Term Expires
Jack Ashmore 04/30/2011
Billy Copeland 04/30/2011
Steve Gilbert 04/30/2011
Ray Ball 04/30/2012
Vic Ressler 04/30/2012
Fred Williams 06/30/2013
Jerry Coyle 06/30/2013
NEW APPOINTEES: Billy Copeland, Steve Gilbert, Phillip Payne.
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BAND COMMISSION:
Meeting time: quarterly, as determined.
Duties: Responsible for the organization, discipline, membership and Duties of the members of the Municipal Band and the leaders and instructors thereof.
Current Members Term Expires
Randy Bunch (band) 04/30/2011
Ray Karrer (at large) 04/30/2011
Tom Neugent (at large) 04/30/2011
Bonnie Ausburn (at large) 06/30/2013
V&CC 06/30/2013
NEW APPOINTEES: Randy Bunch, Tom Neugent, Bennie Tschoerner.
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BUILDING & STANDARDS COMMISSION:
Meeting time: 4 p.m., third Monday of each month, council chambers.
Duties: Evaluates and declares structures dangerous or substandard and determines the remedy for having the structure comply with codes and ordinances.
Current Members Term Expires
Vicki Ballard 04/30/2011
Chris Brown 04/30/2011
Bill Harris 04/30/2011
Leann Barbee 04/30/2012
Wendell Moore 04/30/2012
Ryan Lassiter 06/30/2013
Johnny Norris 06/30/2013
NEW APPOINTEES: Vicki Ballard, Zach Saffle, Don Wilson.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION:
Meeting time: 4 p.m. second Wednesday, noon fourth Monday, council chambers.
Duties: Adopt rules and procedures; adopt identification criteria and rules for delineation of historic district boundaries; conduct and administer historic resource surveys; recommend designation of districts and landmarks; approve certificates of appropriateness; provide design and other reasonable forms of advice to owners and tenants of historic properties in the certificate of appropriateness review process.
Current Members Term Expires
Jerry Raper (at large) 4/30/2011
Susan Scholz (at large) 4/30/2011
Ben Vaughan (at large) 4/30/2011
Douglas Cox (resident) 4/30/2012
Arvin Starrett (hist. soc.) 4/30/2012
Matt Coyle (Main Street) 6/30/2013
Paul Denney (architect) 6/30/2013
NEW APPOINTEES: Nancy Anderson, David Stewart, Ben Vaughan.
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LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD:
Meeting time: 4 p.m. third Wednesday, library gallery.
Duties: Acts in an advisory capacity to the city council to study and make recommendations concerning library services, maintenance, and capital improvement projects.
Current Members Term Expires
Bill Kennedy 4/30/2011
Eddie Poole 4/30/2011
Linda Vandiver 4/30/2011
Vacant 4/30/2012
Deborah Anderson 4/30/2012
Deborah Hatley 6/30/2013
Hilda Mallory 4/30/2013
NEW APPOINTEES: Pat Books, Francine Neeley, Linda Vandiver, Alice Woodard.
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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD:
Meeting time: 4 p.m., third Tuesday, council chambers.
Duties: Advises the city council and recommends Main Street program policies, goals and objectives; recommends guidelines for refurbishing buildings in the downtown area; recommends programs to bring patrons into the downtown area; sponsors advertising foir downtown events.
Current Members Term Expires
Wyatt Bowden 4/30/2011
Kari Daniel 6/30/2011
James Brockway 6/30/2011
Dustin Lindsey 4/30/2012
Ashlea Matoon 4/30/2012
Britin Bostick 6/30/2013
Matt Coyle (HPC) 6/30/2013
NEW APPOINTEES: Michael Cody, Kari Daniel, Bill Harris.
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PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION:
Meeting time: 4 p.m., second Tuesday, Santa Fe depot.
Duties: Administers 4A sales tax funds for the promotion and enhancement of job creation and retention and other economic development activities of the City of Paris through development of incentives and short-term and long-term planning.
Current Members Term Expires
Dan Smith 4/30/2011
Chad Brown 4/30/2011
Rick Poston 4/30/2012
Pike Burkhart Sr. 4/30/2012
Douglas Wehrman 4/30/2013
Mayor Ex Officio
City Manager Ex Officio
County Judge Ex Officio
PJC President Ex Officio
NEW APPOINTEES: Bruce Carr, Kenny Dority.
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Meeting time: 5:30 p.m., first Monday, council chambers.
Duties: Review requests by property owners for changes in zoning inside the city limits and makes recommendations to the city council for the approval or disapproval of those requests.
Current Members Term Expires
Curtis Fendley 4/30/2011
Bill Harris 4/30/2011
Benny Plata 4/30/2011
Michael Keith Barnett 4/30/2012
Dennis Chalaire 6/30/2012
Richard Hunt 4/30/2013
James Price 4/30/2013
NEW APPOINTEES: Jerry Akers, Keith Flowers, Holland Harper.
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TRAFFIC COMMISSION:
Meeting time: 6 p.m., first Tuesday, council chambers.
Duties: Review requests for traffic control measures and propose measures designed to minimize traffic safety problems resulting from vehicle traffic in Paris.
Current Members Term Expires
Ken Kohls 4/30/2011
Matt Frierson 4/30/2011
Stephen (Red) Holmes 4/30/2012
Rexi Stamper 6/30/2013
Barry Shiver 6/30/2013
Jon McFadden 6/30/2013
George Kimbrough 6/30/2014
NEW APPOINTEES: Kenneth Millsap, Jean Schweers.
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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
Meeting time: Noon, as needed, council chambers.
Duties: Hear zoning-related appeals by any person aggrieved, or by an officer, department or board of the municipality affected by the zoning decision of the administrative officer. Two-thirds affirmative vote (five votes) required to approve an adjustment.
Current Members Term Expires
Terry Christian 4/30/2012
Rick Hundley 4/30/2012
Chester Martindale 4/30/2012
Kyle McCarley 4/30/20212
Vacant 4/30/2012
Vacant 4/30/2012
Bryan Glass 6/30/2014
NEW APPOINTEES: Jerry Haning, Marilyn Smith.
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By CHARLES RICHARDS
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The decomposed body of a 24-year-old woman was found Monday in a vehicle at Wade Park, Paris assistant police chief Randy Tuttle confirmed today.
“She had apparently been there for several days,” Tuttle said.
He identified the woman as Maukessa Lashae Carlisle, originally from Marshall. She was reportedly a student at Paris Junior College and had been living in an apartment complex in Paris, he said.
“We’re still investigating as to cause of death. From our investigation so far, it doesn’t appear to be a homicide,” Tuttle said.
Neither was there anything else to suggest what contributed to her death, he said.
A missing person report had been issued for the woman, and the police department sent out text messages and e-mails asking for the public’s help in finding her.
About 5 p.m. Monday, a woman driving by Wade Park saw the vehicle and remembered seeing the alert. She called police after discovering that the vehicle license plate matched the one mentioned in the alert, Tuttle said.
Temperatures in the woman’s car probably were well over 100 degrees for the several days she was believed to have been in the vehicle, Tuttle said.
The body was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Dallas, he said.
“The toxicology report itself could take several weeks,” Tuttle said.
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Dr. AJ Hashmi is shown in the mayor’s chair shortly after he was elected by the Paris City Council on Monday. Also shown are city attorney Kent Mcilyer, left, and city councilman Joe McCarthy, right. (Photo by Quentin Carpenter, eParisExtra.com)
By CHARLES RICHARDS
eParisExtra.com
Dr. AJ Hashmi, who pulled off a stunning defeat of District 7 incumbent Rhonda Rogers to get onto the Paris City Council on June 18, was also elected mayor Monday night by a 4-3 vote of the council.
Hashmi had committed to Mayor pro-tem Joe McCarthy for mayor, and District 2 councilman Jason Rogers quickly nominated McCarthy when the floor opened for nominations.
But then, newly elected District 4 councilman Dr. Richard Grossnickle nominated Hashmi, saying although he is brand new to the council, he was tested through the recent election.
Jaws dropped across the council room, and when McCarthy asked for a show of hands on his own nomination, only three hands went up – McCarthy and Rogers at once, and then after a couple of seconds, District 5 councilman Matt Frierson.
“Congratulations, Mr. Hashmi,” McCarthy said, even before calling for a show of hands for the head of cardiology for Paris Regional Medical Center.
Hashmi voted for himself and was joined by District 3 councilman John Wright, Grossnickle and District 6 councilman Edwin Pickle.
Hashmi nominated McCarthy as mayor pro-tem, but McCarthy declined. Hashmi then nominated Grossnickle, who received five votes — everyone except McCarthy and Rogers.
Asked immediately after the meeting if he’d like to talk about how the events unfolded, Grossnickle said: “There wasn’t any secret dealings or anything. It’s just that I think a number of people tried to see who had four votes, and of the people who were seeking it, I think it was felt that they didn’t necessarily have four votes. Therefore, you know, another candidate might need to be proposed.”
Someone asked, “Did it take other members of the council off guard, or did people know what was coming?”
Grossnickle replied: “I think it caught some off guard, yes. But there wasn’t any intent to do that. It was just that I was certainly new to this process and had no idea. In fact, I thought that we would meet in a closed meeting on it. I thought that wey we could at least be honest with each other about why we could or couldn’t vote for a certain person, but nobody would feel comfortable doing that with an open microphone.”
Grossnickle was asked if he asked Dr. Hashmi beforehand if he was agreeable to being nominated for mayor.
“There was no deal,” Grossnickle said. “I just thought Dr. Hashmi had gone through an election, which he had won against two candidates, and then the runoff election. Matt Frierson was unopposed, and I had only one opponent. And Dr. Hashmi has leadership ability and he is very persuasive and I think presents the kind of forward image that the city needs.”
Hashmi said he was caught by surprise and had no clue what was coming off. He had thought he was about to vote for McCarthy, he said, “but of course I would vote for myself if I was nominated.”
Pickle said he heard whisperings between Frierson and Grossnickle during the Citizens’ Forum at the top of agenda, ”And that’s sort of when I started thinking, ‘OK, there is a deal on all this.’ That’s when I think Matt got wind of it.”
Rhonda Rogers was thanked for her service to the council for the past two and a half years, and the oath of the office was administered to Hashmi.
Pickle had waged an active campaign for mayor, but bowed out when it became evident he didn’t have the required four votes on the seven-member council.
Pickle said he had privately asked other possible supporters on the council not to nominate him, and he also said he was not interested in mayor pro-tem.
“Actually, if I had thought Hashmi might be named mayor, I would have agreed to be mayor pro-tem. But I had already said I didn’t want it,” Pickle said.
Pickle conceded last week that his confrontation with Rogers during and after a council meeting last month cast him in a bad light and likely cost him the mayor’s job, which seemed a slam dunk two months ago.
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By CHARLES RICHARDS
eParisExtra.com
Now that all three new members for the 2011-2012 term have been elected and qualified, the Paris City Council on Monday night will be filling terms that actually expired two months ago on a number of city boards and commissions.
First, here’s a true-or-false quiz for you:
Can the council appoint to a board or commission anyone related to either a member of the council or the city manager?
The City of Paris says no, but that’s wrong.
The answer changed in 2007, when the City Charter was amended to add the words “for which compensation is paid” to Section 134, which had previously read: “No person related … to members of the city council or city manager shall be appointed to any office, position or service in the city.”
The title of the section formerly read: “Relatives of Officers Shall Not be Appointed or Employed.”
Section 134 of the Charter now reads: “Relatives of officers shall not be employed.”
The change was made in order to make the section compatible with state law. Prohibiting relatives of council members on city boards prevented the service of too many good citizens.
On boards, commissions and committees, the city policy specifies that appointees to a city committee shall have:
1) No delinquent indebtedness to the city.
2) No family relationship within the second degree by affinity (marriage) or within the third degree by consanguinity (blood) to any member of the city council or to the city manager.
3) No conflict between the appointee’s private interest and Duties and their interests and Duties as a committee member.
4) Attendance at a minimum of 75 percent of all regular meetings.
AGAIN, PROVISION NO. 2 ABOVE NO LONGER APPLIES.
In order to improve the diversity and community input, appointees are limited to a maximum of two consecutive full terms on the same committee.
Except for the Paris Economic Development Corp., which has five members, and the Civil Service Commission, which has three members, each committee shall be composed of seven members appointed to serve at the will of the council.
Committees shall include one or more city staff liaisons appointed as ex-officio members by the city manager. The mayor and city manager shall serve as ex-officio members of every committee. Ex-officio members may participate in discussions but cannot vote.
Following is the makeup of each of the city committees, including the term being served by each. The existing committee members will be followed by those individuals who have made known their desire to serve on the committee:
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AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD:
Meeting time: 5:30 p.m., third Thursday of each month, council chambers.
Duties: Acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council regarding Cox Field, its airfield and business operations, facilities, long-range planning, and special events.
Current Members Term Expires
Jack Ashmore 04/30/2011
Billy Copeland 04/30/2011
Steve Gilbert 04/30/2011
Ray Ball 04/30/2012
Vic Ressler 04/30/2012
Fred Williams 06/30/2013
Jerry Coyle 06/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Billy Copeland, Steve Gilbert, Phillip Payne.
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BAND COMMISSION: (one active member of the band, one representative from the Visitors and Convention Council, three members appointed at large. Must live in the city of Paris)
Meeting time: quarterly, as determined.
Duties: Responsible for the organization, discipline, membership and Duties of the members of the Municipal Band and the leaders and instructors thereof.
Current Members Term Expires
Randy Bunch (band) 04/30/2011
Ray Karrer (at large) 04/30/2011
Tom Neugent (at large) 04/30/2011
Bonnie Ausburn (at large) 06/30/2013
V&CC 06/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Randy Bunch, Cleonne Drake, Tom Neugent, Bennie Tschoerner.
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BUILDING & STANDARDS COMMISSION: (must be residents of the city and, as nearly as possible, represent each council district)
Meeting time: 4 p.m., third Monday of each month, council chambers.
Duties: Evaluates and declares structures dangerous or substandard and determines the remedy for having the structure comply with codes and ordinances.
Current Members Term Expires
Vicki Ballard 04/30/2011
Chris Brown 04/30/2011
Bill Harris 04/30/2011
Leann Barbee 04/30/2012
Wendell Moore 04/30/2012
Ryan Lassiter 06/30/2013
Johnny Norris 06/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Vicki Ballard, John Pendleton, Zach Saffle, Don Wilson.
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: (appointed by city manager)
Meeting time: As needed, City Hall.
Duties: Adopts rules and investigates matters related to enforcement of Civil Service regulations for firefighters and police officers and hears appeals from disciplinary actions. Members must have good moral character and must have lived in the city for more than three years, be over 25 years of age, and must not have held any public office within the preceding three years.
Current Members Term Expires
Howard Corriston 12/31/2011
Sims Norment 12/31/2012
Herbert Preston 12/31/2013
APPLICANTS: None.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION: (Four spots are reserved for an architect, a member of a local historical society, a member of the Main Street Advisory Board, an owner of or resident or tenant in a landmark property or property in a historic district)
Meeting time: 4 p.m. second Wednesday, noon fourth Monday, council chambers.
Duties: Adopt rules and procedures; adopt identification criteria and rules for delineation of historic district boundaries; conduct and administer historic resource surveys; recommend designation of districts and landmarks; approve certificates of appropriateness; provide design and other reasonable forms of advice to owners and tenants of historic properties in the certificate of appropriateness review process.
Current Members Term Expires
Jerry Raper (at large) 4/30/2011
Susan Scholz (at large) 4/30/2011
Ben Vaughan (at large) 4/30/2011
Douglas Cox (resident) 4/30/2012
Arvin Starrett (hist. soc.) 4/30/2012
Matt Coyle (Main Street) 6/30/2013
Paul Denney (architect) 6/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Nancy Anderson, Britin Bostick, Michael Cody, John Pendleton, Shawn Simon, David Stewart, Ben Vaughan.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY: (appointed by mayor) (Must be residents of city and cannot be officers or employees of the City of Paris. One spot is reserved for a tenant of public housing)
Meeting time: 4 p.m. third Monday of each month, council chambers.
Duties: Oversees the budget, maintenance and policies of the Housing Authority of the City of Paris, which consists of several apartment communities, duplexes and houses in the city limits of Paris.
Current Members Term Expires
Mary Hughes 6/30/2012
Don Wilson 6/30/2012
Annette Grant 6/30/2013
Chet Hilyer 6/30/2013
Donald Shelton 6/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Phillip Payne, John Pendleton.
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LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD: (Must be residents of the city, have knowledge of library affairs and a strong interest in library operations and exhibit a genuine appreciation of books)
Meeting time: 4 p.m. third Wednesday, library gallery.
Duties: Acts in an advisory capacity to the city council to study and make recommendations concerning library services, maintenance, and capital improvement projects.
Current Members Term Expires
Bill Kennedy 4/30/2011
Eddie Poole 4/30/2011
Linda Vandiver 4/30/2011
Audrey Lakes 4/30/2012
Deborah Anderson 4/30/2012
Deborah Hatley 6/30/2013
Hilda Mallory 4/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Pat Books, Michael Cody, Cleonne Drake, Carl Lucas, Francine Neeley, Phillip Payne, John Pendleton, Linda Vandiver.
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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD: (One spot reserved for a member of the Historic Preservation Commission.)
Meeting time: 4 p.m., third Tuesday, council chambers.
Duties: Advises the city council and recommends Main Street program policies, goals and objectives; recommends guidelines for refurbishing buildings in the downtown area; recommends programs to bring patrons into the downtown area; sponsors advertising foir downtown events.
Current Members Term Expires
Wyatt Bowden 4/30/2011
Kari Daniel 6/30/2011
James Brockway 6/30/2011
Dustin Lindsey 4/30/2012
Ashlea Matoon 4/30/2012
Britin Bostick 6/30/2013
Matt Coyle (HPC) 6/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Nancy Anderson, Michael Cody, Kari Daniel, Bill Harris, Dustin Lindsey, Kenneth Millsap.
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PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION:
Meeting time: 4 p.m., second Tuesday, Santa Fe depot.
Duties: Administers 4A sales tax funds for the promotion and enhancement of job creation and retention and other economic development activities of the City of Paris through development of incentives and short-term and long-term planning.
Current Members Term Expires
Dan Smith 4/30/2011
Chad Brown 4/30/2011
Rick Poston 4/30/2012
Pike Burkhart Sr. 4/30/2012
Douglas Wehrman 4/30/2013
Mayor Ex Officio
City Manager Ex Officio
County Judge Ex Officio
PJC President Ex Officio
APPLICANTS: Britin Bostick, James Brockway, Bruce Carr, Kenny Dority, Allan Helberg, Jeff Higgins, Gene McWaters, Kenneth Millsap, Phillip Payne, John Pendleton, Vic Ressler, William Sanders, Shawn Simon, Marilyn Smith, Bennie Tschoerner.
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PARIS/LAMAR COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD OF HEALTH: (Appointed by City Council and County Commissioners Court. Must be residents of Lamar County for more than three years next preceding time of appointment and include three practicing physicians, one practicing dentist, and three citizens.)
Meeting time: 4 p.m., third Monday, council chambers.
Duties: Advise the Health Department Director on health matters and the operation of the Health Department.
Current Members Term Expires
Dr. David Carpenter 04/30/2010
Dr. Denise Williams 04/30/2010
Dr. Gordon B. Strom 04/30/2011
Brady Fisher 04/30/2011
Larry Reaves 4/30/2012
Dr. Robert Moseley 04/30/2012
Dr. Mary Gail Miesch 04/30/2012
APPLICANTS: Marilyn Smith.
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: (Members must be taxpayers living in Paris and registered to vote.)
Meeting time: 5:30 p.m., first Monday, council chambers.
Duties: Review requests by property owners for changes in zoning inside the city limits and makes recommendations to the city council for the approval or disapproval of those requests.
Current Members Term Expires
Curtis Fendley 4/30/2011
Bill Harris 4/30/2011
Benny Plata 4/30/2011
Michael Keith Barnett 4/30/2012
Dennis Chalaire 6/30/2012
Richard Hunt 4/30/2013
James Price 4/30/2013
APPLICANTS: Jerry Akers, Jerry Haning, Kenneth Millsap, Phillip Payne, John Pendleton, Randy Reed, William Sanders, Marilyn Smith, Bennie Tschoerner.
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TRAFFIC COMMISSION: (must live in the city of Paris).
Meeting time: 6 p.m., first Tuesday, council chambers.
Duties: Review requests for traffic control measures and propose measures designed to minimize traffic safety problems resulting from vehicle traffic in Paris.
Current Members Term Expires
Ken Kohls 4/30/2011
Matt Frierson 4/30/2011
Stephen (Red) Holmes 4/30/2012
Rexi Stamper 6/30/2013
Barry Shiver 6/30/2013
Jon McFadden 6/30/2013
George Kimbrough 6/30/2014
APPLICANTS: Kenneth Millsap, Donnie Neisler, William Sanders, Jean Schweers.
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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (must live in the city of Paris.)
Meeting time: Noon, as needed, council chambers.
Duties: Hear zoning-related appeals by any person aggrieved, or by an officer, department or board of the municipality affected by the zoning decision of the administrative officer. Two-thirds affirmative vote (five votes) required to approve an adjustment.
Current Members Term Expires
Terry Christian 4/30/2012
Rick Hundley 4/30/2012
Chester Martindale 4/30/2012
Kyle McCarley 4/30/2012
Vacant 4/30/2012
Bryan Glass 6/30/2014
APPLICANTS: Jerry Akers, Jerry Haning, Kenneth Millsap, Marilyn Smith, Bernie Tschoerner.
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