Creek cleaning

Well, it happened. Letter in the mail says the county had an engineer out to survey it and we get to have a hearing on what to do about it next month.

Anybody had a creek cleaned lately? What's this gonna set me back when they get to it?

Mark

Gordo

Her yard and house still floods during heavy rains, but on occasion, once every 3 or 4 years, we pay a drainage tax that amounts to less than $20 a quarter.

Maybe you will be so lucky as to get the limo ride back to your house when the county gets done with the ditch. Funny way to spend my tax money.

Nature and farmers pretty much took care of the weeds and brush along the creeks. There was a creek that ran through a corner of a neighbor's place...it was clear on both sides from as early as I can remember (early '40s)until the '60s (or so). The creek was dredged and the dirt was piled up on the creek bank. Just a few years later there was a thick growth of brush and trees on both sides. Sure ruined a good place for my dog and me to play!!! On the other hand, I guess I was too old to be playing in the creek, and, besides that, my old dog was long gone.

Stan
Melbourne, FL (formerly Fishers, IN)

steveormary

My Uncle told me that one person would go along with a stick to punch the hole and put the stick of dynamite in. The next person would put the wires to connect all of the sticks together so when set off they would go off to create the ditch.

My dad had a section cleaned about 1975 by an excavating company with a track hoe. Not sure if they were any permits needed, but the excavator was well known in our area, not a fly by night outfit.

Guess a lot of it depends on where you are as to how many people will see what you are doing, or will be able see what is being done. Saw a small section done last summer, done on a weekend by a track hoe with no lettering/signs on it.

Good Luck
Edward