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Court directs legal review of erosion, culvert and silt‑fence requirements after building‑site complaints
Summary
After repeated complaints about construction runoff and mud on county roads, the Boyle County Fiscal Court directed the county attorney to draft or review an ordinance requiring erosion controls such as silt fences and clearer culvert responsibilities for new construction.
Magistrates and staff told Boyle County Fiscal Court they will ask county counsel to prepare or clarify an ordinance requiring erosion controls and clearer drainage responsibilities for new construction following repeated mud and drainage incidents affecting county roads.
The matter arose during a building inspector's report and discussion about a cluster of new houses being built on a slope in the Dry Fork area, where construction runoff repeatedly left mud on the public road. Magistrates said the county has been responding to citizen complaints and using overtime to clear roads and that stronger upfront requirements would reduce cleanup costs…
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