ST9301-ES010803COFFELL
August 3, 2001
Rex Brooks
RR 1 Box 206B
Argyle, TX 76226-9801
RE: Sandy Lake Road Project (MacArthur Blvd. to east city limits) #ST 93-01
Parcel 18 / 1360 Sandy Lake Road
Dear Mr. Brooks:
This letter is written as a follow-up to our meeting and several telephone calls concerning
the acquisition of fight-of-way from your property. Because of the size and configuration of
your property the acquisition of the right-of-way and construction of the road will further
diminish your ability to develop the property. The property in question is also bounded
along the northem edge by a drainage way that discharges into Denton Creek. With the
construction of Sandy Lake Road, the City will be constructing box culverts along with
railing in this area. This further reduces the ability to access the property from Sandy Lake
Road. Because of these constraints on the property and the need for the City to acquire the
necessary right-of-way to construct Sandy Lake Road, per our discussions, the City is
offering to purchase the entire tract of 0.295 acres of land as recorded in Volume 78194,
Page 3797 of the deed records of Dallas County. It is my understanding from discussions
with you and from information provided by the City's Tax Office that there are taxes
¢,rrentlv due on this property. My investigation reveals that not including current year
taxes, ~ere is a balance due of $1,968 in back tmxes.
This is broken down as follows:
City Taxes
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Taxes
Dallas County Taxes
Current year taxes on this property will be in the range of
$200. Prorating that $200 for approximately 9 months of
2001 will yield an amount due of approximately
Based on my calculations, the taxes due on this property will
be in the range of
$54.00
$328.00
$1,586.00
$150.00
$2,100.00
255 pARKWAY ~ P O BOX 478 ~ COPPELL TX 75019 ~ TEC 972/462 0022 ~ FAX 972/304 3673
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August 3, 2001
The following constitutes an offer from the City of Coppell for the acquisition of the above
referenced property:
1. Acquisition of a 0.2950 acre tract of land situated at
1360 Sandy Lake Road for a total amount of
2. Deduction of past due and current year taxes of
Total
$6,000.00
-$2,100.00
$3,900.00
As I stated in our previous conversations, our attorney has indicated that this will be a
simple deed transfer from you to the City of Coppell. Therefore, prior to providing a check
in the amount of $3,900 we will need to have a copy of the deed to verify that there are no
outstanding liens on the property, with the exception of the back taxes. If this offer is
acceptable to you, please sign below and remm to me. Once I have received this letter and
been provided a copy of the deed, I will start the process for payment of the $3,900. Once
the check has been provided to me from the Finance Department, we can schedule a time for
the transfer of the property from you to the City of Coppell.
If you should have any questions or need any additional information please contact this
office.
Sincerely,
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
Director of Engineering/Public Works
Accept&d fly Rex Brooks