01-28-2018, 04:53 AM
Also worth pointing out that many of the subdivision residents Do Not Want fully paved roads; slow/difficult to navigate also makes it harder for thieves.
Unfortunately, County has only one definition for "road" ... which was amended after all the subdivisions were platted, so the existing "road-shaped lots" are now inadequate, despite having been approved.
Developers were, in fact, required to pave these roads "prior to final subdivision plat approval", but (as mentioned above) County simply ignored those rules to the benefit of the big landowners. Just like they do today -- the vast Shipman holdings are assessed as "pasture" valued at a couple of bucks an acre, but I never see any livestock, unless Shipman is raising feral pigs.
Unfortunately, County has only one definition for "road" ... which was amended after all the subdivisions were platted, so the existing "road-shaped lots" are now inadequate, despite having been approved.
Developers were, in fact, required to pave these roads "prior to final subdivision plat approval", but (as mentioned above) County simply ignored those rules to the benefit of the big landowners. Just like they do today -- the vast Shipman holdings are assessed as "pasture" valued at a couple of bucks an acre, but I never see any livestock, unless Shipman is raising feral pigs.