What I've learned: EVERYTHING can be challenged in court, and unless you're ABSOLUTLEY sure of, (and can support the law regarding), ONCE THERE things can happen to amend, (or ignore), said law. That said -- stand by your guns! Heat's on in my neck-o-the-woods -- 104 degrees expected for the weekend. Happy Summer! > [Original Message] > From: Nancee Seifert <iggy29@grm.net> > To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> > Date: 7/15/2010 7:22:45 AM > Subject: [IADECATU] UNION CEMETERY UPDATE. > > I shared with everyone that I had gone to Union Cemetery in Morgan Twp. the > other day and what a difficulty it was - going thru a homeowner, Rex Amstutz > (I think I referred to him as Mr. Stutz, which wasn't correct). Mike > Andrew, The Township Clerk and his 'cousins', the trustees, sprang into > action and are in the process of legally informing Mr. Amstutz about the > public access to this cemetery. They've talked with the county attorney > and county recorder and have the 'public access' records from 1877. Amstutz > believed he owned the cemetery, which is on the property that he bought - > and that he could control who went to see it. He said he'd mow it too.. duh > > > Unfortunately, for him, he has no legal right to keep people from this > cemetery, which initially had public access (where he planted his sweet > corn)... I understand that the township trustees will be putting up a sign > for Union Cemetery - and Amstutz decided he'd put hours that it would be > accessible... under the sign. He cannot do that -- the law says there has to > be public access to this public cemetery, as a courtesy to the public. > Amstutz is very angry about the situation and has put up several large signs > in front of his property that say "No Trespassing - 24 hour surveillance"... > ........... Wow, he's determined - and - stupid! I was told that he asked > if he could put up cameras in Mike Andrew's woods, to see the deer?? He put > up six cameras...??? > Because of liability issues, Mike doesn't allow Amstutz to hunt on his > property and that seems to be a problem for Amstutz.. > > My question -- If you put up 6 cameras on your neighbor's property, plant a large patch of sweet corn that has a 10" high electric fence around it (where the deer must be laughing their backsides off about being kept out of the corn) directly where the public access to Union Cemetery is, isn't their something 'rotten in Denmark'?? He's completely adament about anyone being on his property...........It must be a shock to have moved from out of state and realize that all the land around you has been and is owned by much of the same family -- and you can't do a durned thing about it! So, I'd think he'd get it -- that you don't mess with Decatur Countians!! Nancee > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message