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BMUD • La Porte, Texas 0 Page 2 8-31-77 advantageous to Shoreacres, which would be relieved of the burden of treating BMUD's sewage, and, we understand, could then enable Shoreacres to bring its sewage treatment facilities up to State standards at relatively low cost to the City of Shoreacres. We understand that the City of Shoreacres has entered litigation against Bayshore Municipal Utility District, for the collection of sewage treatment fees, and, this past week, has filed suit against the District, in the nature of an injunction suit, ask- ing for Court orders that the District implement "an alternative source of treatment" before August 1, 1978. Shoreacres further alleges that it is "in the best interests of (Shoreacres) with respect to cost and the quality of the final discharge from the plant to terminate its treatment of (BMUD's) sewage." Under the circumstances, it appears that there would be no objection by the City of Shoreacres, and, indeed, that the City of Shoreacres would welcome any move by BMUD to have its sewage diverted to the City of La Porte treatment plant for treatment. You have furnished us a copy of your recent audit report on Bayshore Municipal Utility District, which we have in turn furnished to our fiscal adviser, Mr. Ernest L. Brown, Jr., President of Moroney, Beissner & Co., Inc. Attached to this letter is his reply of August 26, 1977, in which he recommends this annexation by the City of La Porte. In view of the foregoing, and after careful deliberation, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has authorized me to advise the Bayshore Municipal Utility District, that the City Commission is in favor of annexing all of the territory com- prising the Bayshore Municipal Utility District, and making it part of the corporate boundaries of the City of LaPorte. Under State law, a total annexation of the District by the City of La Porte, would dissolve the District, and all assets and liabilities of the District would become those of the City of La Porte. The City of La Porte would take over the operation of the District's water and sewer facilities, and would also furnish general City municipal services, such as fire, police, garbage, and other services, to the District's residents.