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Board discusses a county 'junk' ordinance to address dumping concerns
Summary
Commissioners raised community complaints about illegal dumping and asked legal counsel to consider adding a county junk ordinance to a draft list of enforcement ordinances requested by the sheriff's office.
Jerome County commissioners discussed whether to pursue a county-level 'junk' ordinance after noting complaints about people dumping items in the area. The Board asked legal counsel about enforceable options to address dumping and nuisance properties.
Legal counsel Sam Beus said the sheriff's office provided a list of ordinances it wanted staff to draft and that a junk ordinance "might be on there." Commissioners gave direction to consider drafting appropriate enforcement language for future consideration.
No ordinance text was introduced or adopted at the March 17 meeting; staff were instructed to consider the sheriff's recommendations as part of a drafting exercise.
