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Neighbors say unpermitted Hillside Farms events persist after hearing-examiner ruling; commissioners promise follow-up
Summary
Residents near Hillside Farms told commissioners they continue to endure frequent, unpermitted events after a June decision upholding the hearing examiner’s denial of a special-use permit; they urged civil enforcement and asked who to contact. Commissioners said staff would follow up.
Multiple neighbors told the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 19 they are still experiencing frequent, large events at Hillside Farms, a private property for which the county previously denied a special-use permit. Speakers said the hearings-examiner decision and the appeal window have passed, yet events—and attendant noise and traffic—have continued.
Sherry Hill, a resident near the venue, said she and neighbors had filed complaints and received little response. “We don't know who to talk to,” Hill said, describing late-night noise, cheering and traffic that she said occurs “4 nights a week all summer.” Joni Blake, another neighbor, told commissioners the operation is “not…
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