Re: *EMCA* Bomar and Morgan

Last night I attended the District D Capital Improvement Prep Session,
Northwest Quadrant, which was also a Super Neighborhood meeting. I was
wearing my two new hats as a representative of the East Montrose Civic
Association and a member of Ada Edwards' District D Infrastructure Action
Team. Mike Shannon from the city's finance and administration--the
people we have to send our CIP requests to--and David Leal an engineer
from the city's Public Works and Engineering departament were there.

The Bomar and Morgan high water problem was the only issue I addressed.
I have some Citizen Request Forms. If someone from the Bomar-Morgan spot
would like to fill one out or help me fill one out, I can hand deliver it
to city hall. This isn't a bad idea, and it might, possibly result in
something being done between 2003 and 2007.

But I think it's also urgent that we try to get something done now. Both
Shannon and Leal agreed that it was a good idea to try to work through
our council members at the same time to try to get something done. As I
explained last night, we don't know what needs to be done: Is there a
storm sewer under Bomar in that block and should there be a drain at that
spot? (I personally believe in a flat place like Houston and with
Houston's construction and maintenance crews what they are, the best way
to get water away from your property is a ditch.)

If I can get a copy of the engineer's letter, I'd like to get it to Mr.
Leal.

Hilary

At 10:41 PM 2/20/2002 -0600, you wrote:

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<excerpt<When I called and wrote a couple of years ago about his corner,
Glenda Scott (I think) said she would dispatch an engineer, who a couple
of months later wrote me a letter saying everything was fine with the
corner. We all must be suffering from the same delusion. ;-)

On Wednesday, February 20, 2002, at 03:26 PM, Gayle Rodgers - Rodgers,
Ramsey, Inc. wrote:

<excerpt<There has been a lot of documentation done on this location and
the

standing water problem, and it certainly merits taking up again. It

will, in fact, take an infrastructure 'fix'--a good item for Capital

Improvements and far more likely to get attention than new curbs and

gutters, which are missing in many if not most innercity neighborhoods.

Gayle Ramsey

</excerpt<</excerpt<

(Mr.) Hilary Smith

712 Bomar St.

Houston TX 77006-1316

713.523.0559

Fax: 713.523.3928

Website:
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