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Oh, no! He has set the standard for neighborliness. Snowed in? Stuck in the mud? He's on his own now, he has seen to that for sure. They will be snickering at him at the general store.
These are the spoken rules of the township that we just bought a home in. Seriously, this is on the website, under "The Code Of Country Living"
Code of Country Living
WHEREAS the Town of York Board of Supervisors wants to provide security to farms and agribusiness operating in our town as well as provide protection for you and your property; WHEREAS what may be pleasant to one may be offensive to another; meet your neighbors so you understand their perspective; THEREFORE the Town of York Board of Supervisors uses this means to educate and inform a resident and/or land owner of potential drawbacks of country living such as: Noise
from traffic, animals, tractors, motors, dryers and other agriculture equipment.
Traffic
from semis, trucks, tractors, farm equipment, sprayers, wide slow-moving vehicles, stray cattle, etc.
Livestock
It is possible that occasionally livestock get out of their enclosures resulting in them ending up on your property.
Seasonal Activities
Planting and harvesting happens at all hours day or night. Farmers have to work when the weather permits.
Dust
from traffic, soil blowing, chopping hay, pollen, etc.
Odor
from farms, feedlots, chemicals, fertilizers, manure, slurry, etc.
Spraying
of pesticides, fertilizer, etc.
Fences
Landowners with or without animals are responsible for maintaining a Legal fence (See Chapter 90.05 of the WI State Statutes or Town of York Fence ordinance).
Dog(s)
It is your responsibility to keep your dog(s) on your property.
Sight
from materials, parts, vehicles, etc. stored outside.
Public Services
reduced from city living – no garbage pickup, no bus pickup, no mail delivery on private roads.
living in rural Wisconsin you will NOT have all the services you have in the city
Emergency Services
longer response times for fire, police, ambulance, etc.
Winter Road Maintenance
could be snow-covered and slippery longer; you may have to own your own snow removal equipment or hire it done.
Plows do not run 24 hours a day. No plowing of private drives or non-township roadways. In case of emergency, contact one of the board members.
Expansion
A farm presently operating in the Town should have the right to expand so long as they follow all applicable state, county, and other ordinances and building codes.
So many folks had bought properties/land, especially during the real estate boom of the early 2000s, and then would complain about having to take the garbage to the dump, or the farmer out at midnight harvesting in October (because it was supposed to rain every day for the next week), or cows in the road, or the smell of cow manure, etc.
One of the unwritten rules that we follow in small towns is that when we walk into the local bar, we just nod at all the folks who turn to look to see who we are.
LOL Buzz, they had to put that on the website for the noobs moving in. Sounds like a great place! At least someone on the board had the common sense to put the unspoken rules into words. The population must be growing there.
Up here we're all hoping for a long summer and lots of touristas, there's more houses up for sale due to the insane winter than I've seen in the last twenty years. Next fall, ours will be one of them.
These are the spoken rules of the township that we just bought a home in. Seriously, this is on the website, under "The Code Of Country Living"
Code of Country Living
WHEREAS the Town of York Board of Supervisors wants to provide security to farms and agribusiness operating in our town as well as provide protection for you and your property; WHEREAS what may be pleasant to one may be offensive to another; meet your neighbors so you understand their perspective; THEREFORE the Town of York Board of Supervisors uses this means to educate and inform a resident and/or land owner of potential drawbacks of country living such as:
Noise
from traffic, animals, tractors, motors, dryers and other agriculture equipment.
Traffic
from semis, trucks, tractors, farm equipment, sprayers, wide slow-moving vehicles, stray cattle, etc.
Livestock
It is possible that occasionally livestock get out of their enclosures resulting in them ending up on your property.
Seasonal Activities
Planting and harvesting happens at all hours day or night. Farmers have to work when the weather permits.
Dust
from traffic, soil blowing, chopping hay, pollen, etc.
Odor
from farms, feedlots, chemicals, fertilizers, manure, slurry, etc.
Spraying
of pesticides, fertilizer, etc.
Fences
Landowners with or without animals are responsible for maintaining a Legal fence (See Chapter 90.05 of the WI State Statutes or Town of York Fence ordinance).
Dog(s)
It is your responsibility to keep your dog(s) on your property.
Sight
from materials, parts, vehicles, etc. stored outside.
Public Services
reduced from city living – no garbage pickup, no bus pickup, no mail delivery on private roads.
living in rural Wisconsin you will NOT have all the services you have in the city
Emergency Services
longer response times for fire, police, ambulance, etc.
Winter Road Maintenance
could be snow-covered and slippery longer; you may have to own your own snow removal equipment or hire it done.
Plows do not run 24 hours a day. No plowing of private drives or non-township roadways. In case of emergency, contact one of the board members.
Expansion
A farm presently operating in the Town should have the right to expand so long as they follow all applicable state, county, and other ordinances and building codes.
So many folks had bought properties/land, especially during the real estate boom of the early 2000s, and then would complain about having to take the garbage to the dump, or the farmer out at midnight harvesting in October (because it was supposed to rain every day for the next week), or cows in the road, or the smell of cow manure, etc.
One of the unwritten rules that we follow in small towns is that when we walk into the local bar, we just nod at all the folks who turn to look to see who we are.
Glad the rural area where my dairy farm was did provide garbage pick up, mail delivery, had an excellent first response team 3 miles away and the township always has plowed private drives. The cost for plowing private drives is very low ( $10-$15) and they sure can wing out the drifts nicely.
All you have to do is call an answering machine and put your name on a list.
It has always been this way ever since I was a kid growing up in a different township.
A township government is truly ............." we the people"......as the annual budget gets voted on at the annual township meeting in March.
Thank You, Everyone - For your terrific stories - I'm chompin' at th' bit, wanting to get back to small-town-TEXAS for retirement. Your stories & remembrances have made me all nostalgic for 'home' ...
"Buzz Bee's" posting of "The Code Of Country Living" is terrific! Would that more small communities that we've looked at would post something like this - even include it when someone purchases property within the community/village/town limits. It could "set the expectations" of some folks to a more-realistic level ...
Best Regards to y'all - Hope you'll have a great Independence Day Holiday - on the 4th of July!
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