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July 13,2007
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WTLLIAMS BR'ADBURY
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Caldwcll CityCouncil
CityHall
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P.O. Box 1i?9
Caldwell,ID 83606
Re: Witney Springs Subdivision No. Z
Dear Counoil:
PostrlfFex Note 16Z1
This firm represoffs H&c Develolmcn!, LLc, the owrrcr and.developor of TVhitrrey springssubdivisiou No' 2' I uoaE"tantA;;; fiaar plaG.-irr"irruairision is schedured for approvar ar thecity council's meeting.rrlrrv ri,-ioo;. r all,o unaersiinJaat th" city Engineer has, or inrends to,recommend that co,ncil not approve (or not sign)..ghe nlrJlr-, due toa prililrh, city has rooenrrydiscovered rerarins to the inet"ii"toi Jir"*r, r"*itiues in dijrnrv spnngs subdivision No. r. I writethis letter in ordei to bs assurua trr"iit". corrscil is tully aware of the facts in connection with the:?HHj:[iJJ,Hf* springs subdivisions No. t ana;# tr,..erations*p u]tru.o tho devcropors
whinrey springs subdivision No, I was developed byR&B Development, Inc., the principal ofwhich ie Robcrt Goq'lt' Mv clieni'nac o.rurrei.ll-iii p,rrch"sed ft u nniJea lot, iu whitueysprings suMivision No. i tom ii.sb"r.lopmerrt, lo. lrac Developmen! LLC atso purchascdfrom R&B Dcveloonren! Ino' the,*atirop.a tand t"r,i"rr was intendea i,iu" dJ""i"ped, into whitneySprings Subdivision Fi, z &1.]{&; oeveropmeniirtr,ra absolutcly nothing to do with rheconstruction of the
'^frdj"-":"1improveme"tr ln ivtritn*v-foring. subdivision No. l, That work wasdonc cntiroly bv or tt lgn Dedlop;ent, Iac. [I&c ri.riiopmert, LLC simply purchased finishcdlots, just rls any other builder o. "or,rrm.r might do.
H&c DevclolP*t, LLc hEs, a its considerablc oxpcxrse, constructed all of the subdivisionimprovemeuts for whiur"r gp"lerE"uaivision No, ,. d;; subdivision imprnvcmenre have bccnoonstuircted in accordance wi-th ttre plans and.specific"tir"r-rfproved by the ciry of caldwell and aronow substantially complete. tn *n.t*oting those impro;;;il and cxpending the substantial sum ofmoucy doing so' H&cDevelopmenq LLcIas tuuua-upon a"-prior apprrovals grarrted by the city. Asr am surc you can aopreciate,- *r, c"v tirat ryrroval ir tt. pfat is delayed cosrs H&c Developmen!LLc additiorral money, bothin h;lJilgioa finan iug costs. To impoee a financial burden on H&cDevclopmcnt' LLc for enroru made by ir r:nrelated thi'ra party is pateatly unfair and inappropriate.
I do understand that rhe sewer iuprovements oonstructed in whirrey Springe subdivision No. Iwere consEucted in lol'j:n o{$-c approvcd plans a"o spc"in*dons. That, however, is not tbe faultofH&c Developmenq LLC and Hadiie"elolment, rli r,* oorhing to do with it, I also undersrand
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07/l3/2007 I4:44 FAX
Jul 13 07 l?t?"p
CITY OF CALt]tllELL
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Caldwsll City Council
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July 13, 2007
that the sewer lines which have been cons_tucted in whiurey springs subdivision No. 2will b€ connected to those.o"rtn iiuaiiwuito"y spdngs subdivisiorr No. I and that thecity might be relucta-nt to permit thar conaectionlntil th?scwir lines in whirney springsNo' I have been brought iu comptiance w,Lt1ttre ,ppu"rur"-rp.cifications, Ne,rertlieless,I also urrderstand thatih' sewer iin.r in wi*nei -{p',il;;irirtvision
No. 1 uE cunonuycarrying live flow qd qut conn.cting the sewer iinci in wt ito"y springs subdivisionNo' 2 will have abso-lutely no itnpa*i-on trrc rbtlry-;f ,h" responsitte party Eo make thenecessEry repairs to the sewer linis. In othcr words, thcrc iu ."lrnprv no lcgitimate reaso.uot to permit whitney springs subd.ivision No, z to **r, on rin".
Please understend that H&c Development, LLC does not dispute that the repairsnocd to be rnade- uf! oe_veroprnent, lrc jiiprt ;ii"r;. that it should not bepumished for the wrcnsfuI conduct ir"*ilotty u*;Iult thiriio*, Accordingry, preasebe advised that if city Cor.rncil acceps th* r*o**endation'of the city Errginccr andrcfirscs to approve and sign tue n*i-pt"i"r wrriii.v $#g; subdivision No, 2, and ifsuch refusal resurts in damage to gdc Deveropment, LLc, H&c Deveropment, LLCwill have rro altemativo but tI s*itrio recover those damages back frorr the city. H&cDevelopmeut' LLc woul4 of course, prrfer to find * *;ilAly;cceprable solution to rhisproblem bcfore it gets any wotss.
Very truly yours,
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ccl Mike Homan
Mark Hilty, Caldwell City Attomey