Since the last update a lot of work has been accomplished. Tons of storm debris has be removed from the Peregrine site and moved to the county road. The county has removed this debris to their landfill. We have completed removing the dry wall material from all 26 units that were damaged by storm water, and these units have been treated for mold. The stairs to 20 units that were damaged by the storm have been demolished and removed. The roofs of all units that were damaged by the storm have had temporary repairs made. The scope of work for removal of concrete driveways undermined by the storm and sand backfill of the entire property has been completed. We are currently out for bids for this portion of the repairs. The water well repair company has visited the site, and they believe that the water well can be repaired, and a new water well is not required at this point. We have begun work with an engineering firm and county officials to determine how we are going to proceed with the sewer replacement. We continue to work with state and county officials to obtain permission to repair the bulkhead surrounding the property. We continue to work with the Windstorm and Flood Insurance companies to answer their settlement questions, and no settlements have been offered to date.

During the last three weeks, we continued to work with the Flood and Windstorm adjusters on their damage estimates. We expect to receive their settlement offers within the next three weeks. Grounds clean up began two weeks ago. The Peregrine property next to the laundry area has had the debris removed and leveled. The debris in the pool area has also been removed. It doesn’t appear that the pool itself received any major damage, but some repairs will be required on pool walls. Bids are being obtained for ground level concrete removal and backfill of ground's area. This will be our first major expenditure and insurance settlement funds will be required before proceeding.

All of the units have now been inspected. We are using our maintenance staff to remove damaged sheet rock, carpet, kitchen cabinets and furniture from the units that we have safe access to. These units are being washed down for mold control. To date, 16 units have been completed by this process. A water well company has been contracted to see if we can salvage the existing well or bid the cost of a new one.

The county has begun the construction of a one-lane gravel road from the San Luis Pass Bridge to Peregrine. Also, the electric company has installed electric poles from the bridge to Peregrine, and this line is energized. We are working with the electric company to see if we can get a temporary electric service from the road pole to Peregrine.

The next web page update will be made, as new information is available.

The Windstorm insurance adjuster made his initial Peregrine site inspection on October 10th. Additional site inspections by Windstorm are being planned. Approximately 50% of the roofs received wind damage with unit interior damage. Total damage assessment of other units is not completed at this time.

The Peregrine's temporary office became operational on October 13th. The new phone # is 979-848-8899 and mailing address is 2815 CR 543, Angleton, TX 77515. The old phone # 979-239-1433 will continue to roll over to the new number and mail sent to the old address will be forwarded to the new address.

Before and after Hurricane Ike’s landfall, Peregrine has been in contact with RCI and II. In order for RCI and II to conduct Peregrine business, both companies have requested Peregrine to estimate a potential re-opening date for the resort. RCI and II understand that the road and electrical power to Peregrine are damaged. Repairs to Peregrine can not be started until the electrical infrastructure and access to Peregrine is repaired. With this repair uncertainty, all parties have agreed to set the tentative re-opening date for 9/27/09.

Click here for a 10/11/08 article in the Houston Chronicle Newspaper on the status of the Blue Water Highway to Peregrine.

Click here for pictures of Peregrine post Hurricane Ike.

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September 28, 2008

Both the Windstorm and Flood Insurance Companies have been contacted and have responded back to Peregrine. The Flood Insurance adjusters have been assigned and will make their site assessment on October 2nd. The Windstorm Insurance adjuster has been assigned but a site assessment date has not been set. A property inspection by the State of Texas and Brazoria County officials is scheduled for the first week of October.

Peregrine management inspected the property on September 22, 23, 24 and 28. A brief summary of their findings is as follows: The units themselves are in surprisingly good shape – most of the siding is in place, portions of the roofs on 4 units have been damaged (a detailed roof inspection has not been completed), only one window of the units was broken out, some of the units received no water damage but the effect of wind driven rain is not known at this time.

Most of the known to date damage occurred at ground level. The laundry building was washed away. The swimming pool area was filled with debris from the properties located across the road from Peregrine when the storm surge reversed itself back to the Gulf. There is major water erosion to the slabs under the units and to the roadways of the property. The bulkhead surrounding the property on three sides was breached by wave action in four areas. The office had two broken windows but received no storm surge – how we don’t know why. The water well, sewer and water systems received major damage.

While this summary is not all-inclusive with regard to other potential damage, it gives you a feeling of how Peregrine fared through Hurricane Ike.

Peregrine took a direct hit from Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008. The roads to and from Peregrine are washed out with sections missing, making them non-passable.  Damage assessment of Peregrine has started today, September 20, 2008, when authorities allowed access to the island.  We will be updating the web page as information becomes available. 

Board of Directors, Peregrine Town Home Association