We are having some doubts about country life. :(- UPDATE

[countrydream7]

don't give up I was always visiting family upstate for years finally bought a place 2 yrs ago on land and moved up..since then we have put lots of work and money into the place but in the end well worth it. we have winter season, mud season, spring season, summer season, fall season..and when the spring hits you forget about the hard winters and see the beauty of it all again..i would not trade it for the world...animals peace quiet something you cant get in most places tranquility..stick it out it will get better...yes cabin fever in winter does exist. but you do things in home hobbies for the winter.. good luck to you

 

[oldrooster]

Quote: If it is a county road or a private road is a matter of public record, you need to go down and look at the deeds for your and the neighbors land at the county offices and look into it. deeds are LEGAL DOCUMENTS and if it listed on them (you may have to go back 50 or more years of land owners) If you find it is a private road you and the neighbors need to do it yourself for repairs. but if it is a county or township road the county or township must.

BTW in Indiana some rural families have parked their main vehicles along the end of a driveway or road and used an old beater truck or 4 wheelers to get back and forth to them to keep their "good" cars safe and avoid flooded or impassible roads/drives....

 

[furbabymum]

If it is a county road or a private road is a matter of public record, you need to go down and look at the deeds for your and the neighbors land at the county offices and look into it. deeds are LEGAL DOCUMENTS and if it listed on them (you may have to go back 50 or more years of land owners) If you find it is a private road you and the neighbors need to do it yourself for repairs. but if it is a county or township road the county or township must.

BTW in Indiana some rural families have parked their main vehicles along the end of a driveway or road and used an old beater truck or 4 wheelers to get back and forth to them to keep their "good" cars safe and avoid flooded or impassible roads/drives....

There's nothing on the road. When we moved in the neighbors told us they actually all got together and sued the county to force them to maintain the road and lost. No one has any idea who owns it but it's labeled "county road" and the county is the one that did that. Who knows. We are planning on eventually fixing it ourselves it's just a huge financial investment. We dont' have that money right now.

We've discussed leaving cars but the problem is our driveway goes to the unmaintained road which goes to the maintained road. We can't park vehicles at the end of the road because of how it's all situated. However, if we do buy the land next to us it abuts the maintained road and we could park our vehicles there. So there's that.

 

[oldrooster]

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But is it on your deeds or did you check to see about easments? It's worth a look, they may have sued and not had all their ducks in a row. It's worth an afternoon to research it. Before you go down and look call up the county and not use your name or location ask how you get a driveway or private road permit/permission to get it, that info will possibly help find out if your "road" is a private road/driveway or if it is a public road.

 

[countrydream7]

I couldn't agree with you more nothing like the peace and quiet of country life yes u have ur ups and downs of things but I still wouldn't trade it in for the world...

 

[Aacre]

If it is a county road or a private road is a matter of public record, you need to go down and look at the deeds for your and the neighbors land at the county offices and look into it. deeds are LEGAL DOCUMENTS and if it listed on them (you may have to go back 50 or more years of land owners) If you find it is a private road you and the neighbors need to do it yourself for repairs. but if it is a county or township road the county or township must.

BTW in Indiana some rural families have parked their main vehicles along the end of a driveway or road and used an old beater truck or 4 wheelers to get back and forth to them to keep their "good" cars safe and avoid flooded or impassible roads/drives....

I tell my husband that we should do this all the time, but he is afraid that if we fight for our right to a better maintained road, that they will in turn, retaliate by citing us for code violations on our property. As it is right now, we can pretty much get away with what we want to do- my husband has a love for old cars/trucks and at times we will have 10+ vehicles on our property. They are kept neatly, of course, but these days, they can pick bones when they want. Also, we've gotten away with building little sheds and coops, privacy fencing, etc without pulling permits. It's nice being left alone, so while we should get a maintained road without having to beg for it, I don't wan to start wars with the county.

 

[furbabymum]

But is it on your deeds or did you check to see about easments? It's worth a look, they may have sued and not had all their ducks in a row. It's worth an afternoon to research it. Before you go down and look call up the county and not use your name or location ask how you get a driveway or private road permit/permission to get it, that info will possibly help find out if your "road" is a private road/driveway or if it is a public road.

It's not on the deeds. There is a farm right across from us. It's my belief that the road belongs to them. I've never looked into it. We'll just fix it and move on probably. We just can't fix it immediately. Getting a truck this evening though. that'll help a lot!

 

[wyoDreamer]

Have you looked on the county GIS site at all? It may have some useful info.
I use their site a lot for my job.

 

[furbabymum]

Have you looked on the county GIS site at all? It may have some useful info.
I use their site a lot for my job.

I used the heck out of it when we were fighting oil companies and electronic waste disposal companies. lol It's still a mystery who owns the road. We alternate with a neighbor using our personal tractors to smooth it out and plow it.

 

[furbabymum]

Bumping for update