Neighbors behaving badly

[TheMan419]

Moss- we drain into the yellow. We have owned the property for 3 years. Never had them come do any work on the ditch. Prior owners had the property 20+ years. They said every 10 years. So we are about due.

I did call the drainage board. The Surveyor is an ex-officiao member. While he may be a non-voting member I suspect he carries a lot of weight. Unfortunately that is one government official I do NOT know.

In any event it looks like drainage board will send an inspector out to look over the situation.

 

[Thomas]

First off have meet and greet,and ask him what his plans are for sure than go from there.

 

[Industrial Toys]

No BIG DEAL, but it annoys me when people don't bring in their empty blue boxes from the road.

 

[MossRoad]

Moss- we drain into the yellow. We have owned the property for 3 years. Never had them come do any work on the ditch. Prior owners had the property 20+ years. They said every 10 years. So we are about due.

I did call the drainage board. The Surveyor is an ex-officiao member. While he may be a non-voting member I suspect he carries a lot of weight. Unfortunately that is one government official I do NOT know.

In any event it looks like drainage board will send an inspector out to look over the situation.

I've talked to Mr. M several times. He knew my father. Haven't talked to him in 15 or so years, though. Pretty reasonable guy. Good luck with the situation. Hopefully it's nothing that'll affect you. :thumbsup:

 

[Einthewoods]

This thread is making a lot more sense now.

Around here, we have creeks, streams, rivers and a huge amount of lakes. We don't have drainage ditches like the sounds you have there.

The whole time in my head it is just some regular storm ditch on the side of the road type thing. Only thing like it here. Collects some water when there are storms, but soaks into the ground rather than moves it somewhere.

 

[TheMan419]

This thread is making a lot more sense now.

Around here, we have creeks, streams, rivers and a huge amount of lakes. We don't have drainage ditches like the sounds you have there.

The whole time in my head it is just some regular storm ditch on the side of the road type thing. Only thing like it here. Collects some water when there are storms, but soaks into the ground rather than moves it somewhere.

No these are basically man made rivers to handle the run off and stop the place from being a swamp. Pretty important.

I had forgotten about how much the yellow river floods until Moss reminded me. So I suspect they are going to be very wary of ANY new water into that ditch.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Moss- we drain into the yellow. We have owned the property for 3 years. Never had them come do any work on the ditch. Prior owners had the property 20+ years. They said every 10 years. So we are about due.

I did call the drainage board. The Surveyor is an ex-officiao member. While he may be a non-voting member I suspect he carries a lot of weight. Unfortunately that is one government official I do NOT know.

In any event it looks like drainage board will send an inspector out to look over the situation.

You have owned the property for 3 years and haven’t met your neighbors yet? Lol and already called them in? Ouch

 

[Einthewoods]

No these are basically man made rivers to handle the run off and stop the place from being a swamp. Pretty important.

I had forgotten about how much the yellow river floods until Moss reminded me. So I suspect they are going to be very wary of ANY new water into that ditch.

Very different indeed. Well, if I come across any extra life jackets and shovels, I'll be sure to send on the next train South.

 

[Einthewoods]

You have owned the property for 3 years and haven’t met your neighbors yet? Lol and already called them in? Ouch

That's funny.

HI neighbor. Nice to meet you. Now please turn around and place your hands on your head. This is a citizens arrest. LOL

 

[MossRoad]

This entire northern section of Indiana used to be a swamp and marsh. It was called the everglades of the north. The grand kankakee marsh. Black swamp. European royalty used to come here to hunt waterfowl. They straightened the rivers into channels and blew up a rock ledge about a hundred miles away in Illinois and basically drained it for farmland. A darn shame. However, it is now very productive land, but it's prone to flooding. There's only an 11' drop in elevation from here to well into Illinois. So drainage it very important and not to be messed with.