Don’t fence me in, or out, or who pays for the fence

As newcomers seeking a change of pace relocate into rural Idaho, conflicts can arise out of a misunderstanding of existing norms. Quite often, some of those norms have state or county law on their side, and yet, settling differences between neighbors can often lead to litigation.

 The phrase “good fences make good neighbors,” from Robert Frost’s poem Mending Wall comes to mind.