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Residents call for stronger enforcement as alleged industrial activity persists in A‑1 residential areas
Summary
Three Adams County residents told commissioners on May 27 that alleged industrial operations — including a horizontal‑drilling business — are being run from parcels zoned A‑1, and that county enforcement and penalties have not deterred the activity.
Multiple unincorporated Adams County residents used the public comment period at the May 27 board meeting to urge quicker and stiffer enforcement against alleged commercial and industrial activity in A‑1 residential areas.
Evan Dowdy, who gave his address as 16523 Tower Road (Brighton), described a complaint first filed in February 2024 alleging that neighbors had begun operating a horizontal‑drilling business from a property in the A‑1 district. Dowdy said code enforcement staff, and a named code officer (Carlos), responded promptly to initial complaints, but that enforcement progressed slowly…
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