Connell Skaggs-CS 900810August 10, 1990
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Mr. Steven G. Goram
Director of Public Works
City of Coppell
P. O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
RE: Connell-Skaggs Drainage Improvement Program
Dear Mr. Goram:
This letter is to clarify my understanding of the intentions
of the City of Coppell in your letter of July 6, 1990, and the
responses to the meeting with Glen Hinckley of May 25, 1990.
As you know, I support the City of Coppell's efforts to
properly remedy the drainage problems created by the Connell-
Skaggs Shopping Center improvements, and generally can support
the proposed drainage solution. Your letter addresses, but
does not completely answer the questions raised in the meeting
of May 25, 1990. In an effort to bring this matter to a
successful conclusion quickly, we are asking the matters
addressed below be confirmed in writing:
(1) that the 4.5 acre tract owned primarily by Ooe C.
Hinckley, will not be assessed for future or present develop-
ment expenses relating to the proposed drainage structure.
Our property now drains away from the area naturally and I
would not want to be compelled to redirect the normal surface
water flow or be required to use the proposed drainage
structure. Your letter uses the word "any drainage
discharges," and of course there could be circumstances where
due to unusual surface water run-off, some minor amounts of
water could be injected into the drainage structure that would
not under normal course flow in a westerly direction and
thereby subject the property to assessment. Further, to the
west of Mills Lane is adequate capacity as was designed into
the drainage structure already in place, and participation was
made by Glen Hinckley in conjunction with the school district
for that service. Therefore, under these circumstances, we
should not be charged for access into the proposed
improvements.
Mr. Steven G. Goram
August 10, 1990
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(2) Mills Lane (Willow Lane) is platted to our western
property boundary and extends to its connection point with
Mills Lane and our property line. Mills Lane had been opened
and available to the public and our property for well over 25
years. It has been closed improperly, and we were lead to
believe only temporarily during construction of the high
school site· We are asking for confirmation today that it can
be re-opened and the 50 foot right-of-way with a 37 foot
roadway width are acceptable to the City of Coppell. Specifi-
cally, ! need to know if the concept plans attached hereto as
Exhibit 1 showing these proposed widths and design are
acceptable.
(3) As additional access is needed for the western
portion of the property, the need for a north-south road
(shown attached hereto as Exhibit 2) will occur for the sites
to be developed. We would hope that the homeowners adjacent
to that roadway would not oppose such a street plan, as they
are receiving a direct benefit of having the drainage channel
now located on their property moved easterly outside of its
normal boundaries.
If these items are acceptable to the City staff and council,
please so indicate by return correspondence. Should you have
any questions or need additional information, please do not
hesitate to call Glen Hinckley at 991-4600.
Very truly yours,
· Hinckley
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Enclosures
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