Thank you for all the sympathetic replies. It's a hard issue, we know that. No easy answer.
All the laws/rules/fines/regulations don't make much difference without enforcement and/or fines. The township referenced has already been told by the County Sherriff that they (the sherriff) will NOT help them enforce local laws. They're too busy and understaffed to chase tractors in some little 'ol township.
The township can set rules, make ordinances, but without the gumption to hire an officer or patrolperson to enforce and uphold the laws - there's no point in printing the paper. Maybe they setup traffic cameras and mail the tickets to the truck owners! they do that in Chicago and on the tollroads!
The landowners and farmers DO pay more in taxes (in terms of dollars) but...percentage-wise the AG land is taxed at a lower rate. So, the farmers pay more in volume, but not in rate. Remember - the same land used to be held by a dozen small farmers with small equipment, this issue didn't exist.
This particular township is also one of only 4 in our state that DOESN'T have any zoning...
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