@Carmie wrote:
@Mominohio I understand what you are saying, but in my mind, if the streets can be used by the public without restriction, then the public, through taxes should maintain them.
Having the residents being responsible for their own neighborhood streets is crazy. Now, I know that they exist, but I am surprised that anyone would buy a home in that neighborhood. I know I wouldn't.
That could get expensive quickly. I'd rather own my house and not the streets. I have no complaints where I live. The township maintains the streets, storm drains, snow removal and street cleaning once a week.
i do have to paint the fire hydrant on the corner of my lot. The Twp Is supposed to, but they never have...I paint it so it's not ugly and I don't mind.
I agree, would/could get very expensive.
The thing is, these developments are laid out knowing that they aren't approved for services, at least in my area. The developers build knowing the city/township etc. would not pay for the building of the roads or the maintenance of them.
Every person looking at land within those developments, or buying already built homes should be made fully aware of this (I have to wonder how sugar coated it might be in many cases) and the anticipated costs, but bet they sometimes aren't except in the fine print.
I see it this way. It really isn't fair to the rest of the local population living on public streets and needing services (paving, snow removal, etc.) to have to share the services (which means they will get less of them) with roads that never got the prior approval to be built, often are not laid out and built to the same specifications as public roads, and aren't being taxed the same as those that get those services.
Sometimes in this area, after many years, the private roads get absorbed into the public systems here, but I'm sure there is a process and additional taxation.
Not all municipalities can afford to assume the building and care of roads as developers want to continue to build and expand, and many places (developments) want to keep better care of their roads than the local area can or will provide.
And at least in our area, even though the public isn't forbidden from driving these roads, they really go nowhere. They are simply a web of streets/roads that get into and out of the development and to each home, usually with just one way in and one way out, sometimes a secondary small access road. So they really don't get public traffic anyway.
I think some people choose to buy into places like this, depending on where they live and what the weather does to roads. Here in Ohio, weather is harsh on roads, lots of freezing and thawing, and the roads are in a constant state of mess. In other climates, the roads last much longer, hold up much better, and probably don't require nearly the upkeep, making it a better 'deal' than other locations.
I'm pretty sure these type of areas here, don't get taxed the same as those on public roads.
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