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;:: ~c.tU\!.:'..,;,;:~'~?"~;j~;~-%:~~:!,:<~,:,;\~'W~i~:'F~~:~-";ji;~~/~:if;.'f'" . e~ . #-4/tJ . ':Ie, the undersi~ned citizens of LaPo~te, Harris County, Texas, vii sh to state our objections to the Park street drainar;e ditch lyinr; south of Fairmont Parl<VJaY and extendinr; to Li ttle Cedar Bayou. Our major con- cerns are as follows: 1. The unauthorized takin.0; of land by Harris County. The County has proceeded under the mistaj,:en notion th<lt the Park Street ri~ht-of-\'lay is 100 feet, uhen actually it is 70 feet. Erosion will undoubtedly t~:e more nroperty over the years, as evidenc ed by the si tua tion in the blo~1' south of Garfield Street \'lhere as much as 30 feet of pronerty has washed away. The enormous size of the ditch has c~used a devaluation of the abuttinr; property nnd place:> an extrcnc hardship on those property owners in ~ainin~ access. . 2. The extreme hazard to children and motorists. The width and depth of the ditch pose a dan~er in that small children are attracted to such areas and could easily drown whil'e playing. The ditch is loc~ted in a residential neighborhood very near the school. Its proximity to Park . Street poses a hazard to motorists. 3. The immediate nei~hborhood appears to be in dan~er of floodin~. Undersized culvert pipes have been plrtced beneath Forrest and Garfield streets. The depth of the ditch from Garfield south to the bayou will allow tide water to flow up to Gar- field Street, thus nreventinr; proper drainage into the b::t~/ou and creatin~ a mosquito problen. We respectfully request that further construction work be stopped un- til these problems are resolved. f4- i,) t&...r::~ S .'; .-1-J ll~c r. i'. d- nn ----'~---- - ~-" ~ -",---.-- , '" QJ.d J..kv ;jJ .t.Jn~ J / 0 cj .,:)D3/ ' i.., Jt./J. ' /u - ~ / 3/;;J.3 AYo:tt!IR~d ifP -r7/--(3 tJCj . '-" ,::,"_..;.:.~;a_;t,,~.