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Commissioners discuss nuisance ordinance, Bledsoe property and neighborhood noise complaints
Summary
Howard County commissioners said they will move forward on a nuisance ordinance after continued complaints about properties — including a possibly nonresponsive Bledsoe property — and citizens raised concerns about persistent rooster noise.
Howard County commissioners discussed advancing a nuisance ordinance and taking action related to a property owned by a person identified as Bledsoe after continued neighborhood complaints, and a resident urged the board to address persistent rooster noise.
A commissioner asked county attorney staff about the Bledsoe property in West Middleton and noted the county had received no response to requests for interior inspection. "We have not received any further word from, Mister Bledsoe or his attorney at this point," the county attorney said on the record. The commissioner said, "So is it time to pursue that warrant to get somebody in there?" and later added, "I think it's time for us to take action. The ball is back in our court."
Commissioners discussed the broader topic of nuisance properties and enforcement. One commissioner said the board did not want to be "big brother" but that "people are forcing the issue" and described complaints including repeated rooster crowing at neighboring properties: "The noise from these roosters... crow nonstop day and night." The board said staff was working on a nuisance ordinance and that they would continue to move forward with it.
During public comment, Brad Simone of Eastern Howard County told commissioners, "The daylight savings times is the reason them roosters won't quit chirping all the time." No formal enforcement action or ordinance text was adopted during the meeting; commissioners instructed staff to continue preparing enforcement options.
