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Residents press commission over continuous generator noise; board directs planning commission review and sheriff opens investigation
Summary
Multiple residents described round‑the‑clock noise from a generator tied to a commercial operation; the sheriff's office confirmed a criminal investigation is open and scheduled a meeting with company representatives. The board agreed to convene the planning commission for formal review of a draft noise resolution and asked counsel to attend.
Public comment at the Oct. 27 Bourbon County Commission meeting focused on a persistent noise complaint in the county’s northwest corner. Neighbors said a stationary generator — associated in public comments with crypto‑mining or related industrial activity — is producing continuous low-frequency noise and vibration that they say has disrupted sleep and reduced the livability of adjacent properties.
Multiple residents described the sound as continual, comparing it to an auger or combine on high idle. One resident, Derek, told commissioners the noise “sounds like an…
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