Field Notes

choo choo Scotty

2011-03-30T11:22:00.003-05:00

Scotty changed his mind about trains, or did somebody change his mind.

It's OK between Kenosha and Milwaukee but not beyond.

After turning down high speed rail across the state, Scott walker has gone back to ask for money to run high speed from Milwaukee toward Chicago.

It well could be he doesn't want a passenger line to Madison because we would be tempted to run him out of town on the next train.

Oh well I guess we'll have to use the coal train.

Can you respect laws enacted by scofflaws?

2011-03-27T18:10:00.003-05:00

Wisconsin congress passes a law using methods contrary to its own law.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/03/26/35266.htm

A court stops the publishing and enacting of the law.

Sneaky son's of dogs publish law in spite of ruling. State they will enforce this law.

They have not followed the laws already on the books.

Is this anarchy, fascism or just an asshole move?

Wisconsin ruled by boneheads since 2011.

The Preamble to the Constitution.

2011-03-21T11:57:00.002-05:00

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

How beautiful and elegant.

One thing overlooked lately seems to be "promote the general welfare"

Hopefuly we will remember this.

Look around to see that we are doing this for all of our neighbors.

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Preamble

Spring/ super-moon/ sports

2011-03-20T14:28:00.000-05:00

It is Spring! We've survived the Super - Moon.

Watching NCAA's. Great job by Badgers last night.

I can't help but pull for the Big Ten teams that I rooted against all year.

I wonder if after all the budget cuts school sports will be the same. Extra curricular activities are not considered the main purpose of public education but do add value.

Student athletes learn about following rules, taking direction, working together, balancing their sports time with their academic time.

Parents get to meet other parents and form a valuable community connection.

Teachers meet parents and see students in a different light.

All of this does require community commitment.

With the State of Wisconsin and the Federal Government returning less money to communities will we be able to continue to support these activities?

I love Wisconsin

2011-03-20T13:21:00.000-05:00

It is so sad to see the continued assault on Wisconsin by the Libertarian/Republican axis of evil.

We did not realize the evil of the Teabags, we just thought they where nuts that didn't like to pay their taxes.

We didn't realize the Americans for Prosperity actually are a front for Fascists.

We didn't think the religious right was a front for wrong.

We now know the Republicans will do anything for anyone that will get them elected.

Our mistake.

Dave's Bacon

2011-01-22T09:49:00.001-06:00

The Davis Bacon act is under attack. They claim it forces government to spend too much money on public works project. But they may be wrong.

Davis-Bacon does encourage the hiring of skilled local workers and trains young people to become skilled tradesmen and tradeswomen.

The Davis–Bacon Act includes provisions in contracts for paying workers on-site no less than the locally prevailing wages and benefits paid on similar projects.

There you have it "evil ".

Your Government must pay a reasonable wage!

Paying sub standard wages conflicts with the concept of government as defined in the preamble to the constitution.

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

2009-03-25T11:48:00.000-05:00

How would you divide the lands included in a Condominium Plat? In Wisconsin you don't!

Prior to divividing the land it must be removed from the condominum form of ownership. All property would then be owned in common.

703.28 Removal from provisions of this chapter.

(1) All of the unit owners may remove all or any part of the property from the provisions of this chapter by a removal instrument, duly recorded, provided that the holders of all liens affecting any of the units consent thereto or agree, in either case by instruments duly recorded, that their liens be transferred to the percentage of the undivided interest of the unit owner in the property.

(1m) (a) If the merger of 2 or more condominiums under s. 703.275 would result in the creation of a new plat for the resultant condominium, the property of the preexisting condominiums shall first be removed from the provisions of this chapter by recording a removal instrument.

(b) Before a certified survey map, condominium plat, subdivision plat or other plat may be recorded and filed for the same property; the condominium shall first be removed from the provisions of this chapter by recording a removal instrument.

(2) Upon removal of any property from this chapter, the property shall be deemed to be owned in common by the unit owners. The undivided interest in the property owned in common which appertains to each unit owner shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by the owner in the common elements.

http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0703.pdf

When do I need a property survey

2008-12-22T11:46:00.000-06:00

The question should be asked more often, but isn't.
A survey should be ordered when:
Any land is purchased,
Before land is sold,
Prior to any activity near a lot line such as fence construction or planting,
Prior to, during and/or after any utility modifications near a property line,
Prior to, during and or after any neighbors activities that may affect your property rights,
Prior to, during or after and street improvements.
When neighbors land is for sale or changes ownership.
When refinancing property.
Prior to and sometimes after additions added to a house or building.
These are some of the most common times but if you have any uncertainty to your property line location have it surveyed!

The rules governing land surveying in Wisconsin

2008-12-16T08:34:00.000-06:00

http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/a-e/a-e.html

Land Surveying

2008-12-16T08:00:00.000-06:00

"Land Surveying" is the detailed study or inspection, as by gathering information through observations, measurements in the field, research of legal instruments, and data analysis in the support of planning, designing, and establishing of property boundaries. It involves the re-establishment of surveys and boundaries based on documents of record and physical evidence, as well as subdivision of land.
Land surveying can include associated services such as mapping and related data accumulation, construction layout surveys, precision measurements of length, angle, elevation, area, and volume, as well as horizontal and vertical control surveys, and the analysis and utilization of land survey data.