Hmmm sounds like he was trying to stiff taxpayers.
Posted on 10/19/2019 6:12:19 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
RUGGLES TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – An Ohio man says local officials cut a building in half to end a property dispute with him.
It happened in Ruggles Township following a complaint by Brett Galloway, who contends township officials constructed a building that was partly on his property.
“It is pretty much the most ridiculous thing ever,” Galloway told WJW.
He said he has tried negotiating with township leaders since January, but last week, when they didn’t reach an agreement, officials put up a fence and cut down part of the building.
About a third of the building still remains on Galloway’s property. Officials plan to tear down their portion.
The building was used to store equipment.
Galloway said he has another unrelated property issue with the township that is already in court, and he had hoped to get this matter resolved.
WJW reached out to township officials to discuss the matter, but an employee referred the reporter to their legal counsel, the Ashland County prosecutor’s office.
The county prosecutor said trustees tried to reach an agreement with Galloway, but when they couldn’t, they decided to tear down the building. He said they couldn’t knock down the portion on Galloway's property because he wouldn’t let them on his land.
So for now, the building remains sliced in two with part of it separated by a fence and a no trespassing sign.
Those living near the area said it seems like a waste of taxpayers dollars and “silly.”
“I don’t know who would think this is a good idea,” Galloway said. “I can’t use my property and they lost a building.”
Hmmm sounds like he was trying to stiff taxpayers.
You don’t own property, do you?
No. If you think that you do, miss three tax payments.
City didn’t lose a building, they just need to build a new end wall.
On the other hand the property owner has a new end wall and just needs to build the rest of the building.
This situation just needs fresh eyes..............................
Moral of the story?
Good fences make good neighbors.
Go ahead and build on city property and see what happens.
Good fences make good neighbors.
I saw this on The Jetsons. Spacely Sprockets built part of their new building on Cogswell Cogs’ land.
This town must also feature cartoon characters (but no surveyors).
ELAINE: (shout) What?! This is your solution?! To ruin the building?!
ELAINE: Alright, fine. Fine. Go ahead. (standing) Cut the stupid thing in half.
Even a single strand of strung wire will mark one's property line.
No concrete slab, so no permanent structure.
Based on how the fence is facing, the township built the fence. And now the other guy probably has to deal with setback rules for being too close to the property line.
Next thing they will nail him for is constructing a building too close to a property line and building a fence without a permit and begin issuing fines of hundreds of dollars a day.
Sounds like he was enforcing his property rights against adverse possession by the local government to me.
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One of the reasons we moved to KY. 32 spectacular acres with two streams, a ten year old home and a large barn. Annual property taxes are just a hair under $250.
It makes my annual Microsoft office bill seem downright expensive. :)
Seems logical to me. kind of like when a tree branch is hanging on your property
I don’t. I just have seen some monkey business where I live. It isn’t always the government. That said, the killdozer guy had a point. I know this guy had another property dispute with the gov. One thing is clear. Either the gov is the ahole or he is. There is at least one ahole in this thing and possibly many more.
LOL! That episode of the Jetsons is exactly what I thought of when as soon as I saw this headline.
Actually, though, Cogswell built the new building next door to Spacely’s which was already there. Jetson read the blueprints upside down, so at first Spacely taunted Cogswell that his building was three inches on his property and telling him he could just move it 3 inches, then when the truth was revealed, the taunting went the other way in that Spacely’s building had been three inches over its property line the entire time.
“Newman,Postal Worker.”
It’s called a “cut and face”. Not terribly unusual in encroachment cases.
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