Monday, September 19, 2022

What Are They Doing?

 

The construction/landscaping machines have been going constantly the last three days. They have scraped the top soil off that field which has probably been there 200 years at least and it looks like they made the beginning of a bowl. I am assuming for a small lake,  they also have been stacking the removed earth on down past the right side of the above picture making a berm or what I imagine is a raised road area for better drainage to get trucks and such down past the tree line without a lot of mud. Probably putting a dam in the lower section to get them past the low drainage area and into the back field. I am guessing they purchased about 40 or 50 acres all told.

I know there is another farm not too far beyond the brushy/tree lower area with another smaller field in between. I am not sure how far that property actually goes back to the right but I know just down in those trees there is a small pond already and I figure maybe 100 to 150 yards further to the right a natural creek bad between this property and another farm.

The question I am asking myself is this going to be a single family mansion estate type of thing or a new subdivision? I could live with some old rich couple moving in to get away from the cities. A new subdivision might just make my already over pressured head explode. 

The entire frontage you see here which is about one third the total length along this gravel road is also the same length as my hay field. My frontage includes a power line easement who spray the road edge every Summer so I do not bother to mow along the gravel. Until recently there has never been more than 3 vehicles use that road per day to even bother with it. Now it's like a major highway. 

I still have no clue what is going on there to be honest or who bought the property. 

If this turns out to be some subdivision venture I am going to take every old tractor, truck, trailer, implement and car I have around the place, plus probably buy a few old junk vehicles and begin filling my hay field up right across the road from where they are making an entrance. I will then put in a hand painted sign that reads...

Future Home of Pioneer Preppy's Old Tractor and Truck Salvage Yard

PS I Hate People

The price lots have been selling around here I bet I could cost these scum bags a few hundred thousand in profit before it's over if I do that. 

If it is some family or whatever that just wants some land, well I can agree with that and understand. I just don't want to see a bunch of houses go up over there.

Keep Prepping Everyone!!!

 

8 comments:

  1. Go to your county office and check the records as to who bought the property. That is where I would start.

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    1. Tewshooz - Ya the county seat is a little bit of a drive and it may come to that. There is also an app you can get that updates almost immediately that list parcel owners but it costs some money. I am kinda hoping I can find out through some locals soon if not I may have to go to more official channels.

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  2. You could probably call the county to get the info you need, PP. Out here in the West, if you see survey stakes in the ground, there's some kind of construction to follow. The worrisome thing I see is that they're scraping the topsoil off. Farmers don't do that...

    We had the same kind of thing happen across the road from our place. The Catholic church was going to build an apartment complex for retired priests... as if there wasn't available land in the built-up areas of town! The prerequisite seismic survey put the kibosh on that, as it found a fault line running right through the property. The land was rezoned "Non-buildable ag use only." For a while someone was keeping a small heard of longhorns there. We eventually ended up with a citrus grove across the road.

    ...May you have similar luck...

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    1. Pete - No such luck for us. It's the absolute worse scenario possible. Private buyer, private builder, putting in a small lake and subdivision. I know them too wouldn't matter to them if I do put a scrap yard across the road they would just take a $1.00 over the lot cost and shrug.

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  3. I'm sorry; that would not make me happy. I hope potential residents understand they would be living across the road from an active farm.

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    1. sbgirl - Well not as active these days I guess. Mostly just retired old sheep and a couple goats. I haven't decided what I am going to do yet but it kinda kills some plans I did have. I am going to think on it but I am sure going to miss that field and Spring blooming from all the plums over there. I am betting my bees are gonna miss em too.

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  4. Why don’t you just walk over there and ask? My husband sometimes says I’m nosy. I just say that enquiring minds want to know and if you want to know, just ask. They might say it’s none of you business but I bet you will find out what you want to know.

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    1. Pat - Not bad advice for sure. Thing is I don't need to I already found out right after I posted this entry. Walking over and stopping the land graters wasn't really an option since I was pretty sure the younger guys running the machinery knew little or were not in a position to really know being hired help so no point in bothering them. As soon as I was able I knew exactly where to go to get my confirmed answers. A little more research to see what ,if any, my options were and I had about made up my mind. Not really a whole lot open to me now anyway.

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