More aggravation part 1 million something

[Ky hills]

Went toward town yesterday, and as we passed by our property across the road noticed what looked like a pile of brush laid out across the access road going to that farm. Sure enough, somebody had dumped brush all the way across the road blocking it. It's been a county road that they have stopped maintaining that particular part of even though it connects back to the main road just below where the brush was dumped.
Made a Facebook post about it and somebody tagged the head of the county road dept. He says nothing they can do, as it's not their right of way to maintain.
I have never received any notice where that section of the road went back to me to maintain. People have continued to use it just as always and it's become a place for lots of suspicious activity all hours of the day and night.
I would love to be able to gate it off but I'm sure if I did people would come out of the woodwork and make me take down the gates.
I'm so tired of having to take care of other peoples property and messes that are not ours.
I would love to sell this place to a solar farm or commercial hog operation for a big price and leave the state.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Gate it!

Deal with the rest later

People are pigs. County won't take care of it, just have to step up and do it for them. If the county calls, be sure to tell em it ain't their right of way to maintain

 

[gcreekrch]

Looks like someone started the gating process for you.

 

[Brute 23]

Yep. Gate it off. That's easy. Make sure to screenshot and save that comment on FB. Go in and make a complaint also and get a response in writing that it's not theirs before you gate it.

 

[coachg]

If that brush stays can folks use the road ? Just as good as a gate !

 

[M.Magis]

If you're paying the taxes and you're responsible to maintain it, its yours to gate. Nothing good will come from leaving it free to the public.

Though first I would find out if it indeed has been reverted back to private property.

 

[Ky hills]

Problem is the way things are here people will start using it as an illegal dumping ground.

 

[Logan52]

This is a problem in Kentucky. There is a legal process for closing a county road but it is rarely followed.
County governments do not want to maintain these old roads due to the cost, yet they are reluctant to close them while they are still used by adjacent landowners. They just quit listing them as county roads and claim no responsibility. But they might even still work on them if the right person requests it.
This leaves a sort of legal limbo you do not want to be involved with if you can help it.

 

[Ky hills]

This is a problem in Kentucky. There is a legal process for closing a county road but it is rarely followed.
County governments do not want to maintain these old roads due to the cost, yet they are reluctant to close them while they are still used by adjacent landowners. They just quit listing them as county roads and claim no responsibility. But they might even still work on them if the right person requests it.
This leaves a sort of legal limbo you do not want to be involved with if you can help it.

That's what I figured. It's clear that they don't want to touch it and keep trying to pass the problem along to somebody else.
Today I looked at it again and looks like there's some tires been thrown off to the side right by the brush. Not sure if that was done at the same time or not.
I'm worried it's going to keep on being a problem.

 

[Travlr]

Problem is the way things are here people will start using it as an illegal dumping ground.

Apparently that's what they are already doing.

Put up some No Trespassing signs, and a Private Drive sign. Block it with boulders. No Dumping. Fence it... Contact the property owner across the road and let them know the county no longer has an interest and see if they want half of it, and then run a fence right down the middle.

 

[BFE]

That's what I figured. It's clear that they don't want to touch it and keep trying to pass the problem along to somebody else.
Today I looked at it again and looks like there's some tires been thrown off to the side right by the brush. Not sure if that was done at the same time or not.
I'm worried it's going to keep on being a problem.

That's a favor, the tires will make sure the brush pile burns up.

 

[BFE]

Oh, and I got a flyer in the mail last week inquiring about solar leasing. $2500/acre.

 

[Travlr]

Oh, and I got a flyer in the mail last week inquiring about solar leasing. $2500/acre.

Can you run sheep under the solar panels? I've always wondered why no one is doing anything underneath solar panels. Just bare dirt, gravel, or grass that needs mowing? Seems like such a waste.

 

[BFE]

Home - Azimuth Renewables

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[TCRanch]

When people dump on our county roads, we make a report to the Sheriff and depending on what it is, they'll come out and make a report. But it's generally up to the Township to remove it IF it's not on a private drive/access. If it's private, clean it up. Because that's just part of living in the styx. Not saying I don't understand or empathize with your aggravation because we deal with it all the time.

 

[Twisted]

When people dump on our county roads, we make a report to the Sheriff and depending on what it is, they'll come out and make a report. But it's generally up to the Township to remove it IF it's not on a private drive/access. If it's private, clean it up. Because that's just part of living in the styx. Not saying I don't understand or empathize with your aggravation because we deal with it all the time.
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That has an uncanny resemblance of a debris field from a divorce. Wedding photo and all.....

 

[Mrcopier]

Oh, and I got a flyer in the mail last week inquiring about solar leasing. $2500/acre.

A farmer down here got $1500 per acre on a 30 year lease on 1100 acres That's $1.65 mil per year if my math's correct. I think I would stop farming for that.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

We had a Texas section and a half cattle ranch with a public dirt road going through it. People threw out busted refrigerators, big screen TVs, garbage and loads of trash all the time. One time left a junk car with the vin number filed off. Teenage kids also shot our mail box full of holes or bashed it in with baseball bats, finally we made a mailbox out of bricks. One time people at night out road hunting shot a cow through the eye. The county would do nothing although the cops did come look at the cow. Turns out, one of these punks told his dad and dad called the cops. They had pay for the cost of the cow.

 

[Hogfarmer10]

Can you run sheep under the solar panels? I've always wondered why no one is doing anything underneath solar panels. Just bare dirt, gravel, or grass that needs mowing? Seems like such a waste.

In my area (northeast Tennessee), the local electric company hires people to graze sheep under the panels. Usually, the owner of the sheep still is required to weedeat the vegetation that the sheep don't eat. Otherwise, it's a pretty good deal.

 

[BFE]

A farmer down here got $1500 per acre on a 30 year lease on 1100 acres That's $1.65 mil per year if my math's correct. I think I would stop farming for that.

They're offering 20 years with two ten year extensions. So up to 40 years. 2% increase a year.