During public input at the Warren County Board of Supervisors’ April 15 meeting, resident Billy Joe Wharton described ongoing nuisance conditions at a neighboring property — including overnight generators, noise and trash — and asked the board for an enforcement timeline.

"Are codes law?" Wharton asked. He told the board he has reported the site repeatedly for more than a year and said the condition is affecting his family’s ability to remain in their multigenerational home. "I'm just begging for some help," Wharton said.

A supervisor responded that county ordinances are under review for how they interact with new state legislation. "There’s a lot of stuff coming down from the state legislature right now," the supervisor said, adding the county is cautious about adopting ordinances that might be superseded by state law. The supervisor said the board is watching pending bills and that some enforcement tools may change on July 1, depending on state actions.

Board members added that the county allocated $50,000 in the upcoming budget for nuisance-property work and said the board will hold an evening meeting before May 6 to discuss nuisance properties, property-tax appeals and related concerns. The board also encouraged members of the public to provide documentation and noted the county's open‑meetings limitations on taking immediate action during the public-comment portion of the regular meeting.

Wharton said he had raised the matter previously with the county attorney and past boards and expressed frustration that he had been unable to get his item on an agenda earlier. He repeated concerns about generators that run all night and what he described as transient occupants and noise. The board did not adopt new enforcement actions at the meeting; supervisors said follow-up would occur in work sessions and the promised evening meeting.

The board set its next regular meeting for May 6, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. and said the evening session on nuisance properties and property-tax appeals would be scheduled before that date.