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Misty Blue · 06-05-2011, 01:07 PM

Our road(s) is a private road. Always been.

We have always been responsible for it's upkeep. But the town does have some responsibility.

They don't have to maintain it but they HAVE to get EMS, fire trucks, ambulance, etc. down the road. That is why the have to plow. But that comes with responsibilities for you.

For them to plow the road must be a given width and have brush cleared on both sides for the plow truck. That is up to you.

As for the set up of an association...

Since I am a full time resident and a bit of an Alpha, I was approached to run an association to cover the maintainance bills. That, in really means a checkbook. So to start everyone on the road gave me a check (made out to me) and I pooled it to create a new checking account.

Problem #1. To open the account you need a SSN or FID number. To establish a FID would take an accoutant and a bunch of work so I just opened it with my SSN. The account is not in my name.

Every year I assess the owners enough to maintain the account with enough to pay for next year with little to spare. I have never had a problem getting the doe from the people. They are just glad that the road is being maintained and they don't have to deal with it.

Some people have warned me about using my SSN but I am not affraid of lawyers (sorry Skip) and if anything is going to get done, someone has to run with the ball.

'Hope this helps.

Misty Blue

06-05-2011, 01:07 PM	#13
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Private Road Our road(s) is a private road. Always been. We have always been responsible for it's upkeep. But the town does have some responsibility. They don't have to maintain it but they HAVE to get EMS, fire trucks, ambulance, etc. down the road. That is why the have to plow. But that comes with responsibilities for you. For them to plow the road must be a given width and have brush cleared on both sides for the plow truck. That is up to you. As for the set up of an association... Since I am a full time resident and a bit of an Alpha, I was approached to run an association to cover the maintainance bills. That, in really means a checkbook. So to start everyone on the road gave me a check (made out to me) and I pooled it to create a new checking account. Problem #1. To open the account you need a SSN or FID number. To establish a FID would take an accoutant and a bunch of work so I just opened it with my SSN. The account is not in my name. Every year I assess the owners enough to maintain the account with enough to pay for next year with little to spare. I have never had a problem getting the doe from the people. They are just glad that the road is being maintained and they don't have to deal with it. Some people have warned me about using my SSN but I am not affraid of lawyers (sorry Skip) and if anything is going to get done, someone has to run with the ball. 'Hope this helps. Misty Blue