Creekview Add PD-CS 890413GINN, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS
April 13, 1989 ..._. '~ r~'~i7 ~ ~
llp. O./Box 478 ~'~
Cop~ell, Texas 75019 ~ ~'m~;~
Re: Denton Tap Road Improvements from Belt Line Road to Sandy Lake Road - Dave Caps, 113 Meadowcreek.
Dear Mr. Doyle:
As per our telephone conversation of Monday morning, April 10,
1989, I called Mr. Caps to dete~ine the nature of his concern
regarding the bridge and channel improvements currently being
constructed as a part of the subject project at Grapevine Creek.
He wanted to know if the limits of the channel improvements to
Grapevine Creek would include any of his property and if there
were any more trees to be removed from the north bank of the
creek. My response to him was that the channel modifications
extend only to the point at which the existing sanitary sewer
aerial crossing intersects the north bank of the creek on his
side, ana that the south bank of the creek would be modified to
eliminate the "kink" in the creek bank a little upstream and
across the creek from his property. Also there would not be any
further clearing along the north bank of the creek under this
project.
Mr. Caps then asked if there was further clearing re~ired on the
south bank of the creek. He was concerned that he would lose the
current screening effect of the trees along the creek on the
visibility of Denton Tap Road from his property. He also
mentioned that he believed that the construction activities have
caused cracks in the ground in his backyard, and that he is
fearful of losing land and trees due to the resulting imminent
collapse of the creek bank. I told Mr. Caps that since I was
currently calling him from the project trailer, I would visit the
site of his concern and call him back with my obse~ations.
On my next trip down Denton Tap Road, I obse~ed the location of
Mr. Caps' home in relation to the construction, and the apparent
bank unde~ining along his property. Mr. Caps' property is
located too far away from the construction activity associated
with this project to be adversely affected in any physical way.
The bank erosion along the rear of his property is, in my
opinion, naturally occurring due to his property's location on
the outside of a severe natural bend in the creek channel
alignment. It appears that the recent sto~s have undefined the
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creek bank along his property to the extent that one tree and
part of a wooden split rail fence are both threatened with
destruction as a consequence of any further flooding in the
creek. None of this appears to be threatening his home or
buildings, as there are no structures located very near the
creek. None of the erosion damage I observed is attributable to
the Denton Tap Road Improvements project.
After returning to the project trailer, I called Mr. Caps and
told him that there would be no further clearing work along the
north bank of the creek and that there was still some clearing
work and grading work left to do on the south side of the creek
down to the bend in the channel. I also told him that none of
the work associated with the project had contributed to the
damage about which he was concerned. He asked who would be
responsible for furnishing and installing erosion
control/protection along the creek bank on his property. I
responded that I did not know.
Mr. Caps informed me that he would contact you by telephone and
by certified letter to request your input regarding a solution to
the bank erosion problem along his property.
Please call me if you have any questions.
Sincerely, ~ ~
John C. Karlsruher, P.E.
Project Engineer
cc: H. Wayne Ginn, P.E.
Kevin E. Peiffer, P.E.
Randy Fleming
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