State Right of Way in Alton

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by mcdude

Would this be the old railroad right of way? What exactly are the ramifications of having a boathouse or septic system on state land?

In the Bay, the town owns the old RR land that now includes the parking lot etc. At issue is the land +/- some distance from rt 11 center line as noted by ghfromaltonbay. One such issue may be on the west side going north out of the Bay where walls were build in front of four rebuilt units a few years ago.

No idea why the state is pressing the issue now. Sounds like a protracted legal battle ahead with probably no winners, state or property owners. Well, excepting the lawyers.

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

In the Bay, the town owns the old RR land that now includes the parking lot etc. At issue is the land +/- some distance from rt 11 center line as noted by ghfromaltonbay. One such issue may be on the west side going north out of the Bay where walls were build in front of four rebuilt units a few years ago.

I noticed this summer that part of the new wall Slickcraft cited was partially removed. The owner of these units has had several issues besides the wall (e.g. too many bedrooms based on septic limits) and it was years before these dwellings were finally occupied. I don't know why these walls were constructed as they make plowing or deliveries by larger trucks for such things as furniture very difficult. I also noticed that the part of the wall removed had enclosed a utility pole within the driveway area. Perhaps the utility that owned the pole took issue and that is why this section of the wall was taken away and the state got involved. That corner of the wall was the closest section to Route 11.