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_~~ • • <br />CITY OF LA FORTE <br />PHONE 1713) 471.5020 • P. O. Box 1115 • LA FORTE. TEXAS 77571 <br />-,. ~ .• ,. <br />March 17, 1989 <br />Honorable James Neal <br />Mayor, City of Shoreacres <br />619 Shoreacres Boulevard <br />La Porte, Texas 77571 <br />Dear Mayor Neal: <br />Thank you for your phone call inviting members of City staff to attend <br />the public hearings scheduled by the City of Shoreacres regarding <br />consolidation with the City of La Porte. However, I do not believe <br />that La Porters official presence would be of benefit to either City <br />for the following reasons: <br />1. The citizens of Shoreacres have petitioned to cast their <br />ballot on May 6, 1989, to decide if they wish to consolidate <br />with La Porte. This action, as I understand it, was not <br />prompted by the elected officials of Shoreacres. Since <br />consolidation will be a decision of Shoreacres citizens, I <br />feel my staff should not be involved in the Shoreacres public <br />hearing process. I fear our presence may reflect, in the <br />minds of some citizens, that we are there to do a selling fob <br />on why consolidation would be good for both cities. <br />2. Any community concerns raised by Shoreacres residents need to <br />be dealt with and addressed by the elected City of Shoreacres <br />officials. <br />Please understand this does not mean that the City of La Porte will <br />divorce itself completely from the issue, because our two cities <br />certainly need to share and supply information with each other. <br />