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Residents tell Mason County health board illegal dumping, fires and suspected drug activity make Delight Park area unsafe
Summary
Multiple residents told the Mason County Board of Health that junkyards, unpermitted motorhomes and recurring nighttime fires near Delight Park Road and Old Bell Road have made yards, roads and the boat ramp dangerous and unhealthy; residents urged stronger code enforcement and coordinated response from sheriff, health and air-quality agencies.
Several residents of the Delight Park/Old Bell Road area urged the Mason County Board of Health on public comment to intervene after years of what they described as unaddressed illegal dumping, vehicle wrecking yards, open burning and suspected drug activity. Residents said they no longer feel safe in their yards or using the neighborhood boat ramp and that smoke and odors from repeated nighttime burns are making them ill. "We can barely even go outside and feel safe," said Greg Murphy, who identified himself as a property owner on Delight Park Road. Murphy told the board neighbors report illegal shooting, a…
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