Boundary wars: (hopefully) the epilogue

[Smart Red]

I am so hoping that our boundary dispute will soon be over. I've offered to pay for half of a survey, but I don't want the company that gave false testimony in court to do the work.

I received a call from that company asking if I intended to pay half of the work. He stated that the neighbor would pay the total charge and I would be expected to repay the neighbors for half the costs of $1850.

It costs $3000 for a full survey. There was a survey which was done by the same company in 2013, but without being asked, the company took their tools and went home without connecting the boundary line. Now they are asking a thousand less, or $1850, for just the final line? I suspect that price is overly inflated.

I'm guessing the neighbors don't want to pay for another survey so they will be paying and getting the survey done soon.

That's a good thing. They called the Sheriff's department again two weeks ago because we were cleaning out our property and they 'thought' it was on their side of the line. That was actually okay with them until we took down some trees. Since they have no clue where their property lies, I suspect they thought a line of electrical flags (we called Julie) were signs of their property and, therefore, we were cutting on their land. Nope!

The first three trees were well on the pre-disputed area and the clump of junk tree we also removed was within 5 feet of the old line. The new line gives us 12.6 additional feet of land so we're still well inside our property. The deputy told them they would/could do nothing until the boundary was established. They were seething!

We are expecting a return of the deputies this Saturday. That's the day we've decided to remove the rest of "our" siding from the shed (seen in the burning tree photos) and remove all the items they left on our side for the past year after being given orders to remove their property from our side of the shed or risk it being considered "abandoned". A year is more than long enough! We're removing everything and putting back only the items belonging to us that they threw out a couple of weeks ago.

Yes, I am instigating! I have waited patiently for one whole year. Something will be done soon. Going back to Court may be how it is resolved, but they will have to be the ones to bring any (false) charges they imagine they have.

 

[so lucky]

Time to put that whole mess to bed. Hopefully this will do it.

 

[baymule]

Once it is surveyed and the line properly established, will you put up a 6 foot wood privacy fence with razor wire at the top? And will you suddenly have a hankering for home grown pork and build a pig pen as close to their house as possible and put maybe 5-6 pigs in it? Or maybe build a coop right up against the fence and raise say......a thousand or more roosters?

More seriously, I really hope you can finally get this settled and make them shut up and go away. They can keep their mouth and their ugly on their side of the fence.

 

[Smart Red]

Probably not a six foot fence. Just sturdy farm fencing that will keep their dogs on their property. They are the ones who wanted us to stop clearing our land because "She likes her privacy". I rather figured a tall light pole with bright lights shining all night in their yard and into their bedroom window(to watch and protect my animals, of course) would be nice.

Then the straight run chickens will get their mobile coop close to the boundary line fencing. I can only house about 24 birds comfortably at one time but, hopefully, there will be lots of roosters to crow all day long. Of course, the vent window will be on the East side of the coop. We get the fewest storms from the direction of their back yard. Perhaps, with all the lights, the roosters will even find time for night crowing as well.

Yes, to the pigs, Bay. Two or three will be plenty. Of course, I will need to build low fencing of solid wood to keep the little ones inside their playground area. Pigs are so good at digging under fences. Unfortunate that the solid fencing will prevent the rushing water of spring access to my gully. It will settle in their side yard until it soaks through the winter frost and into the ground -- a sort of "Lake Neighbor" for me to enjoy since I don't have a decent pond of my own yet.

I am also looking at the possibility of boarding a couple of miniature cows -- for milking privileges -- from a friend. With our prevailing Westerlies, they will forever be down wind from pigs, cows, and chickens a mere few feet from their back yard. Not that the animals won't be kept clean, but I'll need a place for composting their waste and I'm sure downwind is better for me.

Yup, I've got plenty of plans for using that space along the boundary line.

 

[journey11]

Turkey tom's are really loud and gobble at every little noise. You can't even carry on a conversation around mine. They gobble at every rumble of thunder too. If you start now, you can have them ready for Thanksgiving.

Seriously, nothing worse than lousy neighbors. I've got a few winners up here to deal with too. :/ Hopefully your boundary can be definitively settled here soon.

 

[Smart Red]

Guinea fowl would be my first choice of boundary animals if I could think of a sure way to keep them on the property. Nothing as pleasant to the ear as the chatter of Guinea fowl day and night.

Just can't think of a good way to keep them from wandering.

 

[Nyboy]

When I read Guinea fowl eat ticks and snakes I was ready to order a 100. Then I read up on how loud they are. Red what about clipping their wings so a fence will keep on your side.

 

[Nyboy]

And mini cows

 

[seedcorn]

@Nyboy. If you ordered a 100 guinea, they would extradite you out of NY. We would hear them in Indiana!

 

[Nyboy]

That is how much I hate snakes and ticks.