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• • Minutes, Regular Meeting, August 5, 1981, Page 4 Now what I don't understand is, Deer Park is getting a lot of work done from the County. They are in the same Precinct we are. They cut one new ditch and part of it is right out there in the field. There's not a house anywhere around it. In Deer Park right now they are doing extensive work right now, concreting some of the ditches; they're going right out by the cemetary. Anyway, they are getting lots of work done. Now, I don't know if our City is not talking to the Commissioners or what, but we're not getting our fair share of the work out in Fairmont Park, and probably the rest of La Porte. Some of this down here is Fonteno's, of course. That part out there is in Bass' precinct and they are getting some work done in Deer Park. I would like to solicit the City's aid. We have gotten the ditches mowed once this year. I think they were mowed once or twice last year, that's about all we ever get done. Oh, sometimes they come in and spray it. But only after we call and call and call various people trying to get them to come out and do something. We feel like the Council has a lot more weight and muscle than we, the Homes Association. You could flex your muscles and maybe get something done. I am convinced • we do get things done by writing letters and calling. I feel like the residents shouldn't have to do all of it. Now they recognize the fact that this is a flood prone area and we con- tinue to approve plats and continue to build houses. Right 'now out in Fairmont Park East, they are putting in facilities to build, I don't know, maybe 1000 homes. Now that's an old rice paddy. Some of you know it. You know what's going to happen. Well, when it floods they are all going to be under water. Now. some people are operating under the illusion that these heavy rains only occur every 100 years. Now, you know what happened in July of '79. People have told me who live in Lomax, they have lived there for 40 years and never had water, but they did then. Again in September, .then again this June. To compound the problem, these contractors come in and they plug up the drainage ditches, storm drains, and etc., .and the water can't get out even if you had the facilities to get it out. I don't know if you are aware of it or not, but they took steps long ago to keep Houston from washing away. I guess you are all aware of the Addicks and Barker reservoir out west of town. Those reservoirs were bought by the Corps of Engineers back in the '40s. The reason was because Houston had a large flood in 1935 and right today, from what I read, if it wasn't for those, Houston would wash right into Galveston Bay. Now that's what's going to happen to us if something isn't. done. Probably going to happen anyway, .because we have waited too long. Every year they say, "Well, we're going to get something • done before the hurricane season." Well, hurricane season is