HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The official date has been set for the resolution of a fence dispute in Reno County. It will be September 8.
Lauren and Wayne Sill of 2319 North Mayfield Road have requested a fence viewing to resolve a boundary dispute with adjacent neighbors Christopher and Nicole Schroeder at 2509 North Mayfield Road.
According to a letter from Lauren and Wayne Sill provided to commissioners as part of their agenda documents when the date was set, the Sills bought the land in 2017 and exchanged quit claim deeds with previous owners to correct two boundary lines and address issues with the location of the previous owners driveway.
The Sills say in their letter that they built a fence on the north-south boundary and took out trees and brush for fire mitigation. They say they did their best to stay within three feet of the boundary.
The Schroeders say the fence isn't where it should be and that the Sills left debris on their property and damaged their mower. The Sills say they got a demand letter from the Schroeders that asks for money for the mower damage and to repair the fence. The Sills are asking that if a fence is built, that the cost is shared between the two.
The official notice is as follows:
The Board of County Commissioners of Reno County, Kansas, acting as fence viewers, at the request of Lauren Sill and Wayne Sill, will proceed to the location of a partition fence common to a certain tract in the Northeast Quarter of Section Two (2), Township Twenty-three (23) South, Range Five (5) Wests of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas, on September 8th 2022 at 9:00 a.m. to review said partition fence and to assign to the respective owners of said adjoining quarter sections, in writing, his, her or their share or part of said partition fence to be by him, her or them kept up and maintained in good repair, all pursuant to K.S.A. 29-304.
The letter was sent to the Schroeders on August 23.