Drainage easement (property question)

[eichh]

The village guy wrote back saying him and the engineer will walk the route this Thurs. to see what they can do. I'm going to keep an eye on the village meeting bulletin board to attend any meetings. The conservation guy wrote back and said he can come out to the site for $75. I will hold off on that until I find out if the village will do me the favor of going on the other side. Don't get me wrong I run on the I&M trail once or twice a week but my property is a 2.5:1 slope and the only flat spot to play volley ball or have a gathering without people tumbling down the hill is right where they want to go. To be honest I will use the path if it goes in but this was my picture perfect dream house built the way I wanted it and I developed the land the way I wanted it and I just don't like the thought of someone molesting it. So hopefully he will write back on what they came up with on Friday, he seems like a good guy but the engineer came off as a arrogant ass. Is it illegal to bribe a city person or is it just illegal for them to accept it? Just curious. Meanwhile I will be looking into the things you guys just suggested to see if they are doing things proper.

[ducatiz]

You should quickly have a septic tank put in right next to the proposed path.  And a huge LPG tank...

[dropstharockalot]

Is it illegal to bribe a city person or is it just illegal for them to accept it? Just curious. 

Both.

However, rules about what an elected official can and can't accept are pretty darn loose.

[eichh]

The village guy wrote me back and said they came up with 3 ideas. First is to put it on the other side of the street in front of my house which would be awesome. Second is to put it in my front yard which is not as good but still fine and the third is to go in back where it may go on my side or the other. He said they are submitting the proposal to IDOT for approval. What puzzles me is that Illinois is about bankrupt but they gave out something like 88 million for bike paths and parks and what not. But they gave the money to our town and the town had no set plan on how it was going to use it wtf? Im pretty sure I couldnt tell the village or a bank that I want to build a house and im going to just wing it. They almost denied my occupancy permit because I didnt have my slop sink bolted to the floor in my garage bathroom it took me promising him I would as soon as I unpacked my tools. Im at least relieved more options are on the table.

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[krolik]

The $ was probably a Federal grant and it was a use it or lose it kind of deal.

Let your local gov't know what option you'd prefer, and if they choose that option you'd support it. I have a friend who's a civil engineer for a local gov't and they'd rather work with the land owners than have to fight them every step of the way. Stay involved, and get regular updates on the project.