A Silt business owner told the Garfield County commissioners on Monday that a private event late Saturday night produced booming music that kept much of his town awake until about 2 a.m., and urged the county to consider adopting a broader noise ordinance or other controls.

“I'm a private property rights guy,” said Caleb Waller, identifying himself as the owner of a small resort on County Road 311 in the Silt area, describing how music from a tented event on county property near a gravel pit made his windows vibrate and guests complained. Waller said the sheriff's office visited the event but did not order the music to be turned down.

County staff and commissioners discussed legal and enforcement issues, noting the sheriff can respond to crimes or disorderly conduct but that measuring decibel levels would require equipment or a dedicated code-enforcement officer. Commissioner Heather (staff) noted existing special-use permits — commercial event centers such as Red Barn Ranch — include quiet-hour conditions; the board discussed whether to require permits for some types of private events or expand special-event permitting when high attendance or long hours are expected.

Commissioners asked staff to involve the sheriff’s office and code enforcement in a follow-up discussion and to consider options including special-event permits, noise limits tied to decibel measures, or other regulatory changes. No ordinance was proposed or adopted Monday; staff said it would return with options and the sheriff’s input.