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Commissioners approve conditional use for truck parking at Bone Creek Road after neighbor protests, require Joy Cliff entrance and capacity limit
Summary
After extensive public comment, the board approved a conditional use allowing Nelson Buckland to park paving company trucks at 107 Bone Creek Road with conditions: use a new entrance off Joy Cliff, limit vehicles to existing capacity, and prohibit storage of asphalt on site.
The Jones County Board of Commissioners on April 1 granted a conditional‑use permit allowing vehicle storage associated with a paving business at 107 Bone Creek Road, but imposed operational conditions after several neighbors described safety, noise and road‑damage concerns.
The applicant, Nelson Buckland, told the board he uses the site to park dump trucks and a trailer and said he is willing to construct an off‑road entrance from Joy Cliff Road, repair any road damage and limit operations to prevent hazards. "I just wanna be able to use my shop. I wanna use my parking lot. I wanna get in and get out without it hurting anybody," Buckland said.
Neighbors voiced sustained opposition during public comment. Melody Harper, who lives two…
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