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<br />ARETE <br /> <br />Real Estate 6- <br />Development Co. <br /> <br />340 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E" # 100 · Houston. Texas 77060 <br />(231) 272-6134 · (281) 260-9798 (FAX) <br /> <br />October 31,2006 <br /> <br />Mr. Wayne Saba <br />City of La Porte <br />604 West Fairmont Parkway <br />LaPorte, IX 77571 <br /> <br />Re: Lakes at Fairmont Gt'eens <br /> <br />Dear'Mr.. Saba: <br /> <br />In order to move our development forward, we need the City of La Porte to accept for <br />maintenance that portion of Taylor Bayou from 146 to McCabe Road, This maintenance <br />would be done through the development authority which will administer the PID created in <br />support of our Lakes at Fairmont Greens development.. Ihe property which we own is <br />bisected by Taylor Bayou. <br /> <br />HaIris County Flood Control will only approve ow plans under one of two sceruuios" One of <br />those requires us to grant to ~ris County Food Control an additional 30' of width in <br />exchange for their continued maintenance of this stretch of the Bayou. The other scenario <br />requires the City agree to accept future maintenance of the stretch of the Bayou. The first <br />scenario would require that we redo our land plan, redo our constmction plans and <br />engineering, request a variance of street setbacks for some of the lots and change some of the <br />lots sizes.. The additional easement would not be affective unless also granted across the golf <br />course.. Even if that solution were acceptable, the level of maintenance then provided by <br />Flood Control only allow for mowing twice a year. It is my view thai this is an unacceptable <br />level of maintenance.. A number of homes which baek up to this Flood Control easement ar'e <br />within the boundaries of the PID and would be paying a maintenance assessment equal to all <br />others in the development and have a right to expect that the drainage facility behind their <br />homes would be maintained to the same standard as that easement between the development <br />and the golf COUIse" <br /> <br />The drawings attached illustrate the route of the walkway which goes between the chain of <br />lakes- and the golf COUI'Se crosses I ayloI' Bayou and continues down to McCabe Road with a <br />bridge crossing TayloI Bayou.. Thatportion'ofthe walkway will be landscaped and lighted <br />similar'to all the walkways in the development. This is not a change.. lhis is the same plan <br />previously approved. This scenario enhances the quality of our proposed development. <br />Thank: you for yow' assistance in this matter. <br /> <br /> <br />S.e~'~ <br /> <br />President <br />