Sysop
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- Fairmont, WV
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- Mahindra 4035HST purchased 2013 - Husqvarna TS348-D purchased 2019 - Craftsman 42" HST purchased 2003
This section of the road was originally just the paths that were cut to the north and south from the primary building plots on the land to neighboring areas that eventually became nearby towns. Originally when deeded, the only cleared land around for miles was where the previous owners had a small village (the Shawnee)...
As the property was broken up a couple times, the paths were considered right of ways for access from one to the other. Eventually as the towns were built to the north and south it became the primary path of travel between them by all and was designated a county road, to which one of my forefathers was paid a use-royalty. Eventually the state picked it up as a state road and later on it because a US Route, neither of which paid anything, and the latter buried a beautiful hand cut stone wall that stood out front to raise the road above flood levels.
I think as long as they are using it for their roadway, it and everything 12' from the edges of the pavement is 100% their responsibility, and if they ever move the road to straighten it out the land remains in our ownership and becomes under our control/responsibility again. With the interstate they built several miles away, coupled with the fact the property has been split and sections sold numerous times and there are simply too many property owners to deal with, chances of it ever moving at this point are slim... It may seem silly to pay taxes on something you don't have control over, but I don't want it wrote out of the deed should they ever decide to make changes. Keeping things as original as possible means a good deal to me.
I realize this is all very off topic (although this topic tends to wander at times)...
As the property was broken up a couple times, the paths were considered right of ways for access from one to the other. Eventually as the towns were built to the north and south it became the primary path of travel between them by all and was designated a county road, to which one of my forefathers was paid a use-royalty. Eventually the state picked it up as a state road and later on it because a US Route, neither of which paid anything, and the latter buried a beautiful hand cut stone wall that stood out front to raise the road above flood levels.
I think as long as they are using it for their roadway, it and everything 12' from the edges of the pavement is 100% their responsibility, and if they ever move the road to straighten it out the land remains in our ownership and becomes under our control/responsibility again. With the interstate they built several miles away, coupled with the fact the property has been split and sections sold numerous times and there are simply too many property owners to deal with, chances of it ever moving at this point are slim... It may seem silly to pay taxes on something you don't have control over, but I don't want it wrote out of the deed should they ever decide to make changes. Keeping things as original as possible means a good deal to me.
I realize this is all very off topic (although this topic tends to wander at times)...