Well, we finally got the word on what's happening with the 127th Street project here in Olathe, Ks. And it sucks! The 10 feet of temporary contruction easement on the inside of my fence is actually going to be PERMANENT utility easement - I won't be able to replace my trees back by the fence at all. Everything is going to have to move out into the yard...just great. I'm effectively losing 10 feet of usable yard. They also informed us that they still will put up temporary fencing but it was supposed to be privacy fence, now it's going to be chain link. My poor dogs are going to be crazed for the duration of the construction with all that noise and activity that they will be able to see. I really feel for the folks along here that have big dogs. No way a 4 foot chainlink fence is going to keep some of them in! Oh, and since the city has to move the gas meters up to the houses, the gas company will be scheduling home visits to check for code violations - WTF! If there's a problem, they'll be shutting off the gas until it's fixed. We are all so screwed! There is absolutely NOTHING we can do about it. I HATE Olathe!!