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<br />ASKINS & ARMSTRONG. <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br /> <br />I-Kk ~ y t : ~t l\ "f\\f <br />j)('Ad-lb~ <br />P. C. "li.l <br /> <br />-i <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />702 W, FAIRMONT PARKWAY <br />P.O. BOX 121B <br />LA PORTE, TEXAS 77572-1218 <br /> <br />KNOX W. ASKINS <br />JOHN O. ARMSTRONG <br /> <br />CLARK T. ASKINS <br /> <br />TELEPHONE 281 471-'886 <br />TELECOPIER 281 471-2047 <br />KWASKINsIiIAOL.cOM <br />..I0HN-A@SWBEU.NET <br />CTASKINSCllsWBELL.NET <br /> <br />September 18, 2003 <br /> <br />'-,. "j' it' 1:-:, . :'; <br /> <br />'; '. r "-. _..: .. . .. _... ~ .. <br /> <br />Mr. John Joerns <br />Assistant City Manager <br />City of La Porte <br />City Hall <br />La Porte, Texas <br /> <br />, <br />, , <br />, <br />-, <br /> <br />5EP I 8 2003 <br /> <br />''''10.,'. : <br /> <br />Dear John: <br /> <br />Our office has previously furnished the City of La Porte with a <br />formal opinion letter, advising that the City of La Porte may <br />convey real property to non-profit corporations which are organized <br />to provide housing for low income families. <br /> <br />You have posed the further question of whether the City of La Porte <br />could waive various building code fees, and front foot fees, <br />related to the construction of improvements by such non-profit <br />corporations, on real property conveyed to them by the City of La <br />Porte. <br /> <br />In my opinion, the City, with prior approval of its City Council, <br />may waive such fees. I enclose a proposed form of ordinance. <br /> <br />Yours very truly, <br /> <br />Ii;~ <br /> <br />~~""W. Askins <br />City Attorney <br />City of La Porte <br /> <br />KWA: sw <br />Enclosure <br />