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i wliglgo '~/~' cc,'• Er1cc~~ve bkTr¢~r • ~ VENTECH INVESTMENT COMPANY EN E A VENTECH COMPANY 1149 ELLSWORTH P.O. BOX 4261 PASADENA, TEXAS 77502 (713) 477-0201 FAX (713) 477-2420 October 25, 1990 Mr. Bob Herrera City :,f ~.~. P;,rte P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77572-1115 Dear Mr. Herrera: ~: i n. ~ t: I appreciate this opportunity to bring to your attention and to the attention of the City Council, a • very serious problem confronting Ventech and Union Carbide, our tenant at 1234 Underwood Road. We earnestly solicit your consideration of our request for assistance. J Ventech owns a thirty (30) acres parcel of land on Underwood Road which is in Deer Park but directly across from the La Porte city line. We have been fortunate to have Union Carbide's Linde Division as a tenant for the past 3 years. Union Carbide employs eighteen people at this location, most of whom live in La Porte. The problem is that the septic system which services the facility does not function properly when there is a substantial rain, causing an intolerable problem for Union Carbide. We are informed by engineers that due to the land levels and conditions, a septic system cannot be made to l,+erform adequately at this site. The renewal of the Union Carbide lease is presently being negotiated. A condition for renewal is that the problem with sewage back-up be absolutely corrected. The City of Deer park assures us that a sewage line will be available in twenty months at the latest. Until this new line is available, we are unable to correct this problem without permission from the City of La Porte to tap into its sewer line which is across the street from our facility. Union Carbide is a prestigious tenant and a major employer in the area. We understand the stated position of the City of La Porte to not permit Deer park residents or business to tap into its sewer • line. However, we sincerely request a variance in this instance. Please consider that we have no