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October 28, 2005
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Mr. Rick O'Dell
City of Coppell
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019
RE: VILLAS AT LAKE VISTA
Dear Mr. O'Dell,
Per your specific request, this letter shah amend, and further clarify, information
contained in my letter dated October 27, 2005 to you, regarding the timing and order of
construction of the perimeter wall and sidewalk at the Villas at Lake Vista.
It has always been our understan~ng from the City of Coppell that it made most sense to
construct our masonry perimeter wall first, then the sidewalk. The logic being that the
sidewalk is closer to the street and, therefore, might be subject to damage as the
contractors building the wall would constantly be crossing the sidewalk to get to the wall.
In the event you are in agreement with this, here is our anticipated timing:
1. File for wall perrmt - Status: This has already been filed with the City and we
have not received our penmt as o f today.
2. Construct wall - We would begin the construction of the wall in the month of
November, assuming timely receipt of our permit from the City. We would
anticipate 3 to 4 weeks to complete the wall which would mean that we would be
complete by mid to thc end of December.
3. Complete Sidewalk - Sidewalk construction would begin immediately al~er the
wall is complete and should take no longer that 1 week to complete.
Please note that these timing estimates contemplate "normal" circumstances. We cannot
control adverse conditions due to.force majure, labor strikes, etc.
Technically, the completion of the perimeter sidewalk is part of the "Civil" plans and
needs to been done for City Acceptance, and the wall is not part of the plans.
If the City does not agree with this order of construction, then we will gladly construct
the sidewalk first, then the wall. 'We disagree with this order for the previously stated
reason that the sidewalk could be. damaged. However, we need the City Acceptance
letter as soon as possible. Simply receiving building permits early does not help us
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much, unfortunately, as I cannot convey title to the lots to the builder without the final
City Acceptance letter.
Again, it was our understanding in communicating with the City over the last several
months that everyone was in agre~maent that it made most sense to do the wall first, then
the sidewalk, in order to save tke:City possible repair dollars in the event that the
sidewalk was damaged. If we m~sunderstood that, we apologize.
Specifically, please let us know today if you require us to build the perimeter sidewalk
before the perimeter wall m orde,' to receive the final City Acceptance letter. If we do not
hear from you today, we will inu~acdiately beg~n construction of the sidewalk and will be
complete by the end of next week, at which point we antic/pate the City to issue us a final
City Acceptance letter.
Please feel free to contact me directly at 972-740-9472 should you have any additional
questions, or Rodney Louviere with Dowdey, Anderson and Associates at 972-931-0694.
Sincerely,
Mark Wakeland
Wakeland Properties
Cc: Mr. Kcith Marvin, City of Coppell