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Permalink Reply by SAM Cd2 on July 15, 2008 at 8:05

I'm not sure, but my sinuses have been worse in the last couple of weeks. One of my neighbors is around 80 years old, but I'm unsure of any health problems.

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on July 15, 2008 at 8:15

Who actually "own" the road?

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Permalink Reply by SAM Cd2 on July 15, 2008 at 8:21

As I said before, all the landowners own the road. I bought my property in 2005 and was told that all the landowners own the road. I have not had a survey done, but the way I understand it is that where my property begins - I own half the road. Same thing would apply for each property owner. Since we have houses, we have the right to get to our property even though someone owns the property between mine and the main road. Does that make sense?

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on July 15, 2008 at 8:50

Yes it makes sense. The MPC does not let property develop this way. Are you outside the city limits? Are you in Bossier?

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on July 15, 2008 at 8:52

Also sometimes people have been told they own the road, but they only have an easement. With an easement, there could also be a road maintenance agreement, wherein all owners pay for upkeep.
I can look up Bossier info. from home as long as the records are after 1984.

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Permalink Reply by SAM Cd2 on July 15, 2008 at 8:59

No. I'm in SW Caddo. We have no official road maintenance agreement. Only four families live down the road. When I moved in, I tried to get the parish to put gravel on the road and they quickly told me that they don't help with private roads. The name of the road ends with P/D. The families that live down the road have always maintained it. You can e-mail me at wow_30something@yahoo.com I really don't want to give too much information here.

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Permalink Reply by insomniacnla on July 15, 2008 at 9:14

That is a very similar set-up as my place in DeSoto. The road is private, it goes through my property, I actually own the property that the road is on but the other landowners at the end of the road own a "right-of-way" or easement so that I cannot landlock them. Owning the easement does not mean that they own any part of the road or the property the road is located on. They just own a right of passage on the road. Probably the same with you.

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Permalink Reply by SAM Cd2 on July 15, 2008 at 9:24

Yes, I believe you are correct. Where would I find the specific details for my particular case as to who owns the actual road?

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on July 15, 2008 at 16:44

I don't have access to the Caddo records from home.

It sounds like you have the same situation as insomniacnla.

Ask the people you purchased the property from who owns the road.

Alot of the time a private drive situation is family anyway.

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Permalink Reply by herefordsnshale on July 15, 2008 at 11:56

I agree with Carter, I would find talk to other owners, companies and see what the going rate in the area is. If $25 is the going rate that is certainly the cheapest I have ever heard. I have heard of $100, $150, and $200 for a pipeline/road crossing. I'm not sure why cutting timber is such a big deal either, payment for the timber is a pretty insignificant amount compared to the fill dirt, rock, and equipment time required. Hearing about this makes me hope I don't have to deal with that company. That's one good thing about Chesapeake, they have been as cooperative as a gas company could be in my dealings with them. You ask for something, you get it.

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on July 15, 2008 at 12:11

I agree with you about Chesapeake. I don't even have a lease with them. A few years ago, an old pipeline was gradually working its way up through the ground. I researched it at the courthouse and found out it was an from an old well from a previous operation that Chesapeake had bought out.
I called them but did not expect much as I had previously had a bad experience with JW.
Chesapeake had someone at my house the next day to look at it. The following day it was removed. There was an old water well pipe that they found also. They explained that they were not responsible for it but would gladly remove it while they were there. It didn't take them a but a few minutes more but it GAINED MY RESPECT FOR THE COMPANY. It was just a little measure but meant alot to me.
I also appreciated that I didn't have to call an attorney - just to have them return my call.

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Permalink Reply by SAM Cd2 on July 16, 2008 at 2:30

Yes, the guy that I call with problems at Chesapeake always takes care of things promptly. While they were in the process of getting our road ready for their traffic, we had a rain that made an extremely muddy mess. So bad that we were barely able to get to our houses. I called the next morning and before I got home, they had already straightened up the mess and put some gravel down. Within a day or two they fixed the road up better than it was before they started. They even graveled my driveway which is directly across the road from where they are entering the drilling site. However, I still feel like my neighbors and I deserve compensation for the inconveniences of all the traffic and noise.

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