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Resident complains board deputies failed to shut down paid, loud events on Brown Road West
Summary
John B. Brown told the Madison County Board of Supervisors he called sheriff's deputies 33 times about two paid, late-night events on nearby properties and presented printed copies of the county's loud-noise ordinance and planning-and-zoning permit rules, saying deputies did not enforce the rules on at least one night.
John B. Brown, a resident of 235 Brown Road West Canton, told the Madison County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 1 that two paid events on neighboring properties on Nov. 27 and Nov. 29 involved amplified music and ATV/4-wheeler activity that disturbed his household and other neighbors.
Brown said he called the Madison County Sheriff’s Department 33 times across the two nights and that deputies who responded did not consistently enforce the county’s newly adopted loud-noise ordinance or the county’s rules for paid events on rural property. "I was told by the officer there was no enforceable laws in this agriculture area pertaining to public events with an entry fee or have a loud amplified music," Brown said, adding he provided deputies a printed copy of the loud-noise ordinance and the planning-and-zoning permit guidance.
A sheriff’s representative acknowledged the county received calls and said deputies shut down the event on the 29th after estimating more than 500 people and about 100 cars were present and after requesting state highway-patrol assistance on Highway 16 East. The representative said the 27th appears not to have been shut down and that he would confirm facts with the deputies who responded.
Brown asked District 5 Supervisor Paul Griffin and Sheriff Randy Tucker to intervene to prevent similar events. The board did not take immediate formal enforcement action during the meeting but staff asked to follow up with sheriff’s deputies to confirm whether proper permits were in place and whether enforcement procedures were correctly followed.
Board members discussed permit authority and next steps; a county official explained permits for paid events on rural properties are processed through the Planning and Zoning Department as conditional-use requests, variance requests, or rezoning and require a public hearing when applicable.
The sheriff's office and planning staff did not provide additional written findings to the board during the meeting. Residents who raised the complaint were advised to provide any supporting documentation to county staff for follow-up.
