Two residents urged the Bourbon County Planning Commission to move quickly after describing continuous noise and property impacts from a nearby computer-mining operation.

"It's 247. It's 247," said resident Derek Riggs, referring to the hours of operation and persistent sound that he said he can hear at his home. Riggs told commissioners the operation uses generators and shipping containers and said the noise reaches 70–83 decibels at times at his property line. "I encourage every one of you to come out and check out that monstrosity right in my front yard," he said and offered his phone number as commissioners requested further inspection.

Resident John Spate, who described a family history in the county, said the group should adopt or recover an existing county land-use map as a near-term protective measure. "You gotta stand up and say, I know what agriculture is. Here's the map," Spate said, urging immediate action while acknowledging that comprehensive planning and regulatory refinement can follow.

What officials said: Commission members acknowledged the urgency, discussed enforcement and penalty language that would give zoning rules legal force, and asked staff and volunteers to retrieve model maps and regulations from neighboring counties. Staff said county counsel will review drafts, and the commission directed volunteers to prepare a short preliminary proposal for the next meeting.

What this does not show: No formal enforcement action or vote was taken during the meeting against the mining operation. Commissioners and staff discussed next steps including site inspection, compiling existing county mapping files, and drafting regulations.