DR9401-CS 920528 May 28, 1992
Honorable Mark
Ma~or ~ Cop~ll
P.O. ~x 478
Cop~l, ~ 7~19
Dear Mayor Wolfe:
I have discussed with your staff in the past about an item of deep concern to me, my
family and my neighbors and I have enclosed copies of our correspondence for your
reference. Everything we have previously discussed concerning the easement area
behind my home has occurred. The weeds are thick and are competing with me to see
who is the tallest. The easement, area has become a receptacle for wind blown trash,
tires, cable wires, construction debris and silt from the new school, Pulte's Devonshire
development and elsewhere. The standing water is home to many new friends
(mosquitoS) who seem to be attracted to human skin, including the many small children
in our neighborhood. It is impossible for me to mow this area, keep it clean and prevent
further littering. I, therefore, would like to propose the following to be considered.
When the second section of Devonshire is plotted and graded for development, the
easement area could be piped with drain pipe and back filled With dirt to level this area
out. This would allow the homeowners south of the Devonshire development to plant
this area with seed and maintain it as they would the regular portion of their yard. This
would eliminate the ong~..battle of who will maintain the easement area.
This easement area would be accessible from the alley and drainage could easily be
handled with a few surface drains. If Shadow Ridge homeowners were to move their
fences back to their northern boundary, there would only be a 6" grass strip between the
fence and the alley; this would be far easier for the Devonshire homeowners to control
and maintain the open ditch growth and eliminate this unslu_htly area for both Devonshire
homeowners and Shadow Ridge homeowners.
t~,..~,;~. However, it is only the beginning of our problems. Maintanence, cleaning of debris,
channeling as the banks slide down, and the silt that is deposited will be a year round
ongoing project. I imagine the fire department will be giving ail of us citations (es we were
given last year) to clean the area or receive a fine.
Steve Gee has been very responsive to our concerns and a good developer. However,
someday he will be finished developing this area and will move on, but our problem will
remain.
I would like to urge you to see the area for yourself - after viewing it I feel certain you will
reconsider the options to enclose this area. I would be most happy to explain this issue
in more detail and meet with you and your staff as soon as possible.
I would appreciate a response from you within the next week - this matter is of the utmost
urgency and the sooner we can get this resolved, the better.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Delvo
201 Magnolia Drive
Coppell, TX 75019
393-5237 (home)
cc:/'¢"Shohre Daneshmand, Acting City Engineer
Larry Davis, Construction Inspector
Steve Goram, Director of Public Works
Alan D. Ratliff, City Manager
Gary Sieb, Director of Planning and Community Services