316 W. MAIN ST. • LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571 November 16, 2019 Rebecca Collins The Bay Area Observer 316 W. Main St. La Porte, TX. 77571 Robin Lenio – City Secretary City of Seabrook 1700 First Street Seabrook, Texas 77586 Dear Ms Lenio, This letter is to serve as a request for the Bay Area Observer newspaper to be considered to serve as the official newspaper for the City of Seabrook’s public notice and other required publications. As of February 20, 2014, the United States Postal Service Pricing and Classifications Department has authorized Periodicals mailing privileges to the Bay Area Observer, and we now meet all requirements under Texas Local Government Code - Section 52.004. Official Newspaper. Our qualifications are as follows: 1. The Bay Area Observer devotes no less than 25 percent of its total column lineage to general interest items. 2. The Bay Area Observer is published once each week. 3. The Bay Area Observer is entered as second-class postal matter in Harris County. Periodicals permit #11650. 4. The Bay Area Observer has been published regularly and continuously for at least 12 months. Our rates for publishing legal notices are as follows: 1. Legal notices are billed at $9.50 per column inch. 2. Notarized affidavit of newspaper publication for each notice provided free of charge. 3. Invoices are provided on a 30 day net basis each month. The Bay Area Observer mails 1200 copies of the newspaper to paid subscribers, and distributes 6000 free copies to the communities of La Porte, Morgan’s Point, Shoreacres, Seabrook, and at various points throughout the Galveston Bay Area. An onsite notary public is also available. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Rebecca Collins Editor/Publisher - The Bay Area Observer .