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Commissioners say Farm on Central matter is before health district and court, not county commission
Summary
Following public mail and email about Farm on Central, commissioners said the issue is regulated by the Warren County Health District and is currently the subject of litigation; they said the county commissioners do not control the health district’s enforcement actions.
Commissioners addressed public correspondence about Farm on Central and clarified that regulatory authority and enforcement rest with the Warren County Health District, a separate political subdivision, and not with the county commission.
County staff summarized the matter: the Health District filed a complaint and the case is before a common pleas judge, which issued a temporary restraining order after the farm’s counsel appeared and participated in the hearing. The county prosecutor’s office represents the health district in that action, staff said.
Commissioners emphasized the distinction between the commission’s administrative authority and the health district’s regulatory role, and told residents who had written in that the commission cannot intervene in the licensing dispute. The board said the case will be decided in court and directed inquiries about enforcement and licensing to the Warren County Health District and the common pleas clerk.
