Re: Inconsiderate? Farmers

Posted by Doug in IL on October 03, 2006 at 06:00:55 from (67.142.130.28):

In Reply to: Inconsiderate? Farmers posted by IA Roy on October 02, 2006 at 20:19:21:

The farmers own the roads. I don't know about Iowa, but in IL. the farmers/landowners literally own many of the roads. Most were set up in the 1800's as "farm to market" roads. The landowners granted what are basically easements, for the road right of ways. The landowner still "owns" the road right of way and pays real estate taxes on that land each and every year. If your land is only on one side of the road right of way, you own to the center of the roadway. If your land is on both sides of the roadway, you own the whole road. Real estate taxes since the mid 1800's on all those roads has added up to a chuck of change. And those rotten farmers have paid for 150 years for you to drive on "their" roads! Every year I pay real estate taxes on 1 3/4 miles of road right of way. And Illinois real estate taxes are NOT cheap! I keep that in mind when I move my equipment. The farmers are only on "their" roads, in significant numbers, about 2 months out of the year. I would think motorists in agricultural areas could show just a little bit of patience. After all, the only reason a lot of roads are even in place is because of the farmers.

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