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Page 12 CALDWELL PERSPECTIVE I get asked this all the time, my neighbors tree drops all their leaves on my side of the fence what can I do? Or something similar. It’s one of the many reasons I moved out into the country, but even there you still have neighbors that may intrude on your space, whether it be human, plant or even livestock, you probably don’t want them taking over what’s yours. So this column is about being a good neighbor. With many new subdivisions popping up and packing houses in like sardines, (an-
other reason I moved out to the country), and with many first time homeowners and transplanted homeowners, it is even more important to understand what you can and can’t and should or shouldn’t do in a neighborhood. If you want a peaceful, even a great neighborhood, all neighbors should be on the same page or else there will be more codes and ordinances placed on you to make you comply. So check with your HOA or your city, county code agencies or be certain. Some are common sense and are
Dave’s Big Back Yard
Glorious spring ushered in by song birds Blue skies, flowers large and small gardens spring forth as ivy pledges her love clinging to rock and wall Lawns turn green as mowing machines emerge from their winter sleep Narcissus tulips and pansies bring color as the ivy creeps Fruit trees in bloom in all their regal glory Will bear sweet fruit this coming Fall to write another story The farmers plow has been replaced by planters sowing seeds Water and sun will be the fuel satisfying consumer needs Onions and beets are in the ground, soon to emerge from warming soil Corn and beans are on the horizon requiring further toil River, lake and reservoir fish have worked up an appetite Pick your favorite fishing hole, your patience will be rewarded by a bite
Local Dirt Perspective rarely discussed until it happens. But remember before chaos is created try to be understanding and work with neighbors before escalating the issue. Water, trees, fencing are common issues with neighbors. I won’t be able to dissect every circumstance but there are basic rules to property boundaries, like your water on your property cannot adversely affect someone else’s property, ie. your sprinklers can’t hit their property, house, car or flood them or even ruin your shared fence. by Dave McCormick
For me bass have always been a favorite in the spring Their fighting style will bring a smile and a good one will make your reel sing Keep the fly rod in mind and Duck Valley as waters temperatures rise Rainbows are aerial specialists to see four or five jumps will be no surprise For the fisherman who loves to wade and cast a dry fly Dams are our friends they make the water cold and clean and not always quite as high The majesty of a dry fly riding the ripples like a tiny cork and a trout sips it in where the ripples fork And as the rod tip raises the fly line gets tight You have a 5x tippet it’s just the beginning of the fight. So be not proud COVID 19 we will all live our life There is no six-foot rule if your fishing with your wife
May 2020 by Pat King
You must adjust and contain all your water on your property or daylight it on a public road that is designed for runoff like the storm water basins in most subdivisions. Your landscape should slope away from your house so water doesn’t get in your crawl space but shouldn’t end up in your neighbors yard either. It’s pretty tricky on these narrow lots. You may have to put drain pipes and a french drain in your yard to handle the excess water even rainfall, but always control run times on sprinklers. Tree limbs hanging over and dropping leaves or trunks crushing your fence. Poor landscaping is no excuse for harming someone’s property. Time and time again people over landscape and cause more problems that usually
occur later. Putting plants to close to more permanent objects eventually causes great harm and even greater expense. You can’t control wind so leaves from one shouldn’t be gathered up and thrown back over from whence they came (although everyone wants to). Nope you work it out by asking the neighbor to limb up the tree so it minimizes the dropping of leaves but you can keep the tree limbed up off your side so it doesn’t scratch your RV parked back there. You’ve heard the saying “ good fences build good neighbors,” I say good neighbors talk to their neighbors. Until next time, Pat
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