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Custer County authorizes cease-and-desist over tire pile citing fire and health risks
Summary
After multiple citizen complaints, the board authorized the county attorney and planning staff to issue a cease-and-desist order for a property with an accumulating tire pile that county staff say violates state disposal requirements and poses fire and environmental hazards.
The Custer County Board of Commissioners authorized the county attorney and planning department to issue a cease-and-desist order for a privately owned property where county staff and multiple residents say an accumulation of tires poses both a fire and public-health risk.
A county representative described repeated complaints and a recent fire on the property that raised environmental and safety concerns. "A lot of tires, that have become both a health risk and a fire risk," one participant said, and county staff told the board state law requires licensed facilities and appropriate disclosures for tire-recycling or -disposal businesses.
Commissioners discussed the legal framework and compliance timeline; a county speaker said they would follow whatever the statute requires. The board voted to authorize the county attorney and planning staff to issue the order and noted that if the order is not complied with, the next step could include filing in district or county court to require remediation.
The action is targeted at the specific property identified via citizen complaints; commissioners also noted there may be other properties with similar issues that would require separate complaints and follow-up inspections.
