Clovis is widening the street that runs in front of my house from two lanes to six lanes (two in either direction with an extra for left turns, etc.) I will be losing about 10' across the front of my property. That's not bad, I can live with that, but what's causing me a big headache is they want to move my driveway north (I live on a corner). The move they want to make causes me to lose almost all my desert tortoise yard and goes right over my leach lines.
The main thing is, and what I'd like to hear from you about, is I'm so worried I'm going to be taken advantage of. I know nothing about these type of projects. The engineer said they're not using eminent domain, but rather will give each individual property owner compensation in accordance with property value and what we will have to do to get back to normal (fences, driveways, etc.) I have a very good quality redwood fence with cement border, a driveway I want to come in off of the street in front of my property and NOT off the side street, a pond that's going to end up about 3' from the new property line (will it eventually seep and erode and end up out in the street? I should mention that my lot is elevated with about a 8' rise from the street. So they're going to put a retaining wall across the front of my property) and various full grown trees and cactus that will be sacrificed.
Do any of you have any words of wisdom for me? (I really can't afford a lawyer)
The main thing is, and what I'd like to hear from you about, is I'm so worried I'm going to be taken advantage of. I know nothing about these type of projects. The engineer said they're not using eminent domain, but rather will give each individual property owner compensation in accordance with property value and what we will have to do to get back to normal (fences, driveways, etc.) I have a very good quality redwood fence with cement border, a driveway I want to come in off of the street in front of my property and NOT off the side street, a pond that's going to end up about 3' from the new property line (will it eventually seep and erode and end up out in the street? I should mention that my lot is elevated with about a 8' rise from the street. So they're going to put a retaining wall across the front of my property) and various full grown trees and cactus that will be sacrificed.
Do any of you have any words of wisdom for me? (I really can't afford a lawyer)