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Martha Stacey Blateri
191 Chaucer Court
Coppell, TX 750X9
(972) 304-6876
(972) 304-6878 fax
Friday, February 28, 2000
Attn: Robert Webber
Ed Bell Construction Company
10605 Harry Hines
P.O. Box 540787
Dallas, TX 75354-0787
Dear Mr. Webber:
I am writing this letter to inform you of a problem that has affected my property
as a result of the Sandy Lake Road construction. I live in Chaucer Estates and
my home backs up to Sandy Lake Road. My home is the 3r~ house to the west
of Heartz Road.
My backyard is the lowest point in that block. Your company has placed the
drain behind the home of my next door neighbor to the east. Reaching this
drain would require water to flow uphill. Currently water is standing in my back
yard and has accumulated. My wood fence is rotting, 9 of my red tip fotenia
bushes are drowning (1 has already died and another will die any day now), and
the wrought iron fence behind my home is under water. ! have photographs and
am happy to share them with you.
Approximately one month ago I placed a call to the telephone number listed on
your sign at Sandy Lake & Denton Tap. This number is a pager number and a
gentleman returned my call. I explained the problem to him and he indicated he
would take care of it. Nothing has been done to remedy this problem.
As I see it, one of two things needs to occur. The first is that a great deal of dirt
needs to be added to the area behind my home. If we go this route, my wood
fence will be under dirt, the fotenia bushes will suffocate and all 9 of will
need to be replaced, and the iron fence will also be under dirt (unless we raise a
section of it). The second option is to relocate the drain so that it is behind my
house and not the neighbor's. This might require altering the iron fence. My
guess is that having the drain relocated will take a little while and in that case
the standing water will drown my fotenias and they will all need to be replaced.
They are large and I have had a replacement estimate of $150 per bush.
In addition, it is possible that we will be putting our home on the market this
spring. These problems MUST be resolved pdor to listing our home for obvious
reasons.
Please contact me as soon as soon as possible to discuss this problem. Thank
you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Cc: Garreth Campbell
Mike Martin