ST9902-CS140317 (4)
Halie Hernandez
From:Christina <kinglp7@hotmail.com>
Sent:Monday, March 17, 2014 6:11 PM
To:Keith Marvin
Subject:Re: Oak Trail & Sandy Lake Drainage Plan
Keith, the city drainage and flooding has caused major erosion to 101 oak trail. With major engineering changes
to one Road (Sandy lake) affects every corner property in the lower side of Sandy lake (north). 101 property,
per city surveyor is the lowest point along Sandy lake, as well as north side. The city is deficient not to address
the flooding issue on 101 and multiple verbal promise from visual drainage problems deserve solutions. This is
much like the debacle of whispering hills, drainage jumping Sandy lake rd cruising like a river through oak trail
for years. Tomorrow is fine. Please bring engineering plans for drainage of corner, and which address higher
elevation oak trail as a road, with engineering to grade to lower Sandy lake, which collects and addresses the
run off from engineering modification. It is my intention to take survey. City plan to a civil engineer for
comments. I need elevations Keith. I desire solutions as promised. Thank you, Christina
--- Original Message ---
From: "Keith Marvin" <KMarvin@coppelltx.gov>
Sent: March 17, 2014 5:55 PM
To: "Christina Lawson" <kinglp7@hotmail.com>
Cc: "Rick Odell" <ROdell@coppelltx.gov>, "Michael Garza" <MGarza@coppelltx.gov>, "Alberto Samaniego"
<ASamaniego@coppelltx.gov>
Subject: Re: Oak Trail & Sandy Lake Drainage Plan
Ms. Lawson,
The project currently under construction is Sandy Lake Road. Oak Trail is only being modified where it ties
into Sandy Lake. Drainage problems that exist along Oak Trail are beyond the scope of the Contractor
currently woking on Sandy Lake Road. If the contractor has caused damage to your property, or any other
adjacent property, they will be made to repair the damage prior to completion of this project.
I am available to meet you at your property to discuss the drainage issues that you have, but I am limited in my
ability to address problems associated with your private property. I will bring the city's Street Operations
Supervisor to discuss what can be done to improve drainage along Oak Trail.
We are available any time tomorrow or Thursday.
Keith Marvin
City of Coppell
On Mar 17, 2014, at 4:39 PM, "Christina Lawson" <kinglp7@hotmail.com> wrote:
Dear Keith-today I experienced drainage from a construction site of sandy lake road, which did
not drain on easement, but penetrated the property, past the easement. The pooling of water is
what will happen with a rain event...no drainage from this property onto sandy lake road, from
years of water erosion...the property is lower than Oak trail and sandy lake
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I stopped today (right after lunch) some time ago today and asked Walter from Tiso and Rick
Odell to come to Oak Trail to inform me of the drainage plan for the corner of 101 Oak Trail and
Sandy Lake Road. Rick said he would send Walter. No one showed.
Saturday, the Verizon cable was cut for the 5th time, and one of the two boxes on the easement
was crushed (both have been - multiple times).
TODAY the Sandy Lake workers purposely, with pumps and large hose, emptied the muddy
water from Sandy Lake to drain onto 101 Oak Trail property easement, it would not flow North
towards 109 Oak Trail, but encroached on the 101 Oak Trail property. ( I have pictures)
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN - WHEN WE HAVE A MAIN water - rain EVENT...WATER
IN SANDY LAKE MAY DRAIN, BUT WATER OFF OF OAK TRAIL WILL POOL ON THIS
PROPERTY...AS IT CANNOT DRAIN TO SANDY LAKE ROAD. Water travels the nearest
path of runoff.
With Oak Trail (road) higher than the 101 Oak Trail property (even with a cut to enter into
Sandy Lake) - the drainage is considered the 101 property...as water flow will travel from the
center into the road into the property...and then what? Mr Moss has a broken ditch pipe and he
also has experienced erosion from years of flooding.
109 Oak Trail has a culvert, and the workers cut a hole in Mr Moss asphalt to try to drain the
water event, as well as stick a pipe through the broken culvert, to drain Oak Trail...as it was
pumping into the 101 Oak Trail...and sitting.
If we have a rain event-as we do in the spring, the 101 Oak Trail property is going to become -
AGAIN - the drainage ditch for the city of Coppell. Ask any of the neighbors, if they would ok
pumping water from a construction site onto their property.
Do not ask me to refer anything to Rick. He basically does not care and is not respectful to the
concerns of people in the middle of this debacle...you are supervising this project for the
city. Walter is a supervisor who can only do or say so muc
Please get me a copy of the drainage plan for Oak Trail as it meets Sandy Lake. I will be happy
to come to the property, as a matter of public information. I would appreciate your presence on
the property to explain the plan...as well as measurement of water flow estimated from Oak Trail
and the drainage plan study.
Time is of the essence....as the cement is being taken up from my drive and the workers said no
plan for drainage is in place for 101 or the Moss 109 drainage debacle.
Under the Freedom of Informaiton Act, please as chief engineer on the Coppell project, provide
the engineering information and flood control plan for Oak Trail and Sandy Lake Road - asap.
I have pictures of the flooding of the 101 property from a construction sight...pumping dirty soil
water from Sandy Lake Road which penetrated the property. It was also captured on cameras,
beside my phone.
When I asked them to stop the water penetrating the property and the broken Verizon box...The
workers dug a hole in dennis moss drive in the asphalt to figure out his drainage pipe is plugged,
but also to discover a cement pipe in two sections..and they did not repair the hole in the drive,
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stating this is beyond the scope of work..the drainage issue of Oak Trail.
thank you for your immediate attention....
Respectfully,
Christina Lawson
101 Oak Trail
Coppell Tx 75019
214-632-6708
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