Well, if it goes to court, we'll get all the details. I can't wait!!On what planet does it only cost $9,500 to get even a small chunk of road paved? Are we talking dumping a bucket of tar in the road and paying some neighbor kids to throw pea gravel on it?
Also, I’m not Kirk’s hugest fan in the world, but F his neighbors. If I don’t want to join an HOA and a court of law says I don’t have to, you ain’t gettin’ my cash, Jack.
Kirk remembered that he's untouchable.I thought they 'settled' this a short while back. What changed?
I thought they 'settled' this a short while back. What changed?
On what planet does it only cost $9,500 to get even a small chunk of road paved? Are we talking dumping a bucket of tar in the road and paying some neighbor kids to throw pea gravel on it?
Also, I’m not Kirk’s hugest fan in the world, but F his neighbors. If I don’t want to join an HOA and a court of law says I don’t have to, you ain’t gettin’ my cash, Jack.
Let me see if I can recap this correctly:
1. Kirk & Mary want the road to stay gravel.
2. Neighbors want it paved.
3. Paving cost $9,500
4. Judge ruled that Kirk & Mary don't have to join the HOA despite previously agreeing to join (not sure if written contract was signed)...
5. Neighbors/HOA want Kirk & Mary to pay their portion of $9,500 despite not being part of HOA.
I guess the big question is how or who paid for the road's maintenance prior to this point?
Was it paid/maintained like every other road thru the county or did the Ferentzes and neighbors always pay to have the gravel road maintained?
If it has always gone thru the county, is the HOA even legitimate?
Why is the AP reporting on this and not local Iowa sports journalists?
Yeah, it sounds like all parties are kinda being childish.I wish i knew how to link an article but anyway an article came out yesterday and stated that the ferentz have landscaping and trees on the easement.
ExactlyYeah, it sounds like all parties are kinda being childish.
I guess im not sure why they didnt do that? We know they have the moneyIf I had Ferentz’s money I guarantee you I’d have no neighbors. I’d buy a section of ground with rural water access nearby and have electric plowed in. Put a house in the middle of it out of view of the road with a gated driveway.
But I’m not a big people person.
This is hysterical. The US has always been strong about protecting property rights. If the US was the same now as it was 200 plus years ago...what a place.
Any democracy is about change in rules and laws. Each HOA is different with some good and others bad, but that view is oft dependent on which side of a debate you are on. You buy property anywhere close to civilization and the rules are going to change. The metro area is one of the few in the state that is actually showing some growth.
Our whole country is about people with deep pockets trying to change rules for their advantage. It's also about people fighting that, some with altruistic intentions and others with personal gain intention. It happens in families, it happens in Govts and neighborhoods.
In this case you have two opponents with deep pockets with opposing views. Eventually the area will become more developed and things will change.
If I had deep pockets one of the first thing I would change would be to ban Iowa limestone roads like most other states have gone away from. It is an air quality issue. In the US, 67% of particle contaminants in the air are from gravel roads.