Well, it looks like we are finally getting somewhere on our land. We met with the Selectmen this past Tuesday. As some of you already know, we’ve been getting the run around since day 1. We don’t have a driveway yet and we’ve been actively trying to get one since the early part of March. We started this process, though, in January!
So we went to the Selectmen’s meeting on Tuesday to discuss what we need and what they need. The road agent told us that we MAY need an engineer to determine the size of the culvert for our driveway. We kept being told that we may need an engineer to engineer our driveway. Well, here’s the problem. We’ve pretty much exhausted our resources in trying to find someone that can engineer a driveway. We were laughed at when we would tell them that we were looking for an engineer that could engineer our driveway.
We were laughed at because it simply doesn’t exist in NH. People who have been in the driveway profession for decades have told us that it’s the Road Agents’ job to determine the size of the culvert. The Road Agent was telling us we need to find an engineer to do it. If we were actually to get a Civil Engineer, it would cost us a fortune for them to engineer our driveway! Mike also said that at the meeting to help drive another point home.
So at our meeting on Tuesday, Mike took the floor and discussed what we’ve done thus far. He discussed how we got our permit, the length of time it’s taken to not even have a driveway, and what we are going through now. It was a plead for help but he was extremely firm on points that he gave. I think they could tell that we were frustrated and at the ends of our rope. I let Mike do most, if not all, the talking because he was doing such a good job explaining everything and showing his frustration in a very professional kind of way. I was really impressed, actually!
Near the end, the guy sitting to my right spoke up and said that they needed to help us. He really spearheaded the rest of the conversation and asked if he could keep a copy of the application and all the materials that we had brought with us. He said he was going to talk to the Road Agent and try to work something out. I got a call earlier today from this particular selectman saying that he was planning on having breakfast/coffee with the road agent in the morning and wanted Mike to give him a call tonight to see if Mike and our driveway contractor could meet them in the morning. I left Mike a message to let him know and I’m hoping they both can!!
PROGRESS! It’s such a beautiful thing!
Cross your fingers for us!
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