ST9301A-CS 960812
August 12, 1996
Irvin S. Griffin, P.E.
Project Engineer, Dallas County
411 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
RE: Sandy Lake Project 91-838 (City of Coppell Project ST 93-01A)
Dear Mr. Griffin:
This letter is written in response to your July 12 and August 1 letters requesting a status of the
right-of-way acquisition for the Harrington and Farrow properties. As you are aware, the City
anticipated receiving right-of-way documents for these parcels around the first of the year and in
anticipation of such entered into a contract with an appraiser in February 1996. At that time, the
appraiser stated she could provide all the necessary appraisals to make an offer within 30 days.
However, the documents were not processed to the City until May 22, 1996 and they were
processed to our appraiser the first week of June. Between February and May, our appraiser
became involved with another project and has now stated the appraisals will not be ready until the
latter part of August 1996.
I have spoken to our attorney about the process to obtain a right of entry as opposed to the process
of eminent domain and have been advised that we should proceed with the process of eminent
domain. In anticipation of the property owners not accepting the City's offer, we will be taking a
resolution to City Council on August 27 to authorize the City Manager to make an offer to the
property owners and then proceed with the process of eminent domain if the offers are rejected. At
this time I do not have a firm time table of when we will have the easements in hand. Again, we
did anticipate being provided documents from the County much sooner than they actually were
provided.
If you should have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely yours,
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
file/k.griffin/hrngton.896