ST9301-ES020423T H E: - C I T Y · O F
COPPELL
Henry H. Tate
C/O lsla Creighton
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75225
April 23, 2002
RE: Sandy Lake Road Project #ST 93-01 / Parcel 14, 14SE & 14DE
Dear Mr. Tare:
1 apologize for the length of time it has taken me to follow-up with you concerning the acquisition of the easements.
Subsequent to the time in which the prior property owners, Mr. and Mrs. King, signed the agreement for the offer of
$2,846 fer Lb.~ acquis':tion of Pa~ce!s !4 and !4SE from y~ur propcrty, it wa.~ d~sco'~crcd ti~at a drainage c~sement ~vas
also needed from the property. This project is being designed by Dallas County. The City of Coppell didn't receive
information concerning the drainage easement from the property until February 7, 2002. (Please note that we did not
receive the revised documents in Mr. Tate's name until April 10, 2002.) The drainage easement is necessary to collect
water from your property to avoid ponded water and to discharge that water into a drainage system within Sandy Lake
Road. Using the right-of-way, slope easement and the inclusion of the drainage easement, the City of Coppell needs
to revise our offer for the necessary right-of-way and easements from your property to the following:
1. Acquisition of permanent right-of-way at $2.00/sq. ft. x 592 sq. ft.
2. Acquisition of temporary slope easement at $0.50/sq. fl. x 1140 sq.fl.
3. Acquisition of drainage easement at $0.50/sq.ft. x 421 sq.ll.
$1,184.00
570.00
210.50
Total $1,964.50
Typically, the City of Coppell pays approximately one-half the value of the right-of-way for a drainage easemeat. In
this case that would be one dollar per square foot. However, the engineer for this project has written the slope
easement to contain the ama of the slope easement and the ama of the drainage easement. In other words, he has
overlaid the slope easement with the drainage easement. In essence, with the value of the slope easement 1 am also
paying for the portion of the drainage easement that overlays the slope easement. 1 am making up the difference to
one dollar by paying an additional fifty cents per square foot for the drainage easement. In other words, there is really
only 719 square feet of slope easement which is truly just slope easement. The other 421 feet of slope easement is
also the same area as the drainage easement.
If you should need any clarification on the offer please contact this office at 972/304-3686. If the above offer is
acceptable please sign below and return to me. Once I have received the letter, I will start the process for payment of
the $1,964.50. When the check has been processed we can arrange a mutually agreeable time to meet to notarize the
documents in exchange for the check.
Thank you for your assistance and if you should have any questions please feel free to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Director of Engineering/Public Works In Agreement