The Bourbon Town Council met for well over two hours on Tuesday, March 12, with much of the discussions being on how to legally handle junk or abandoned vehicles.
Town Attorney, Tony Wagner, presented a rough draft of an updated junk vehicle ordinance. Wagner said he included language from ordinances in other towns as well as specifics pertaining to Bourbon issues. Wagner asked the board members, Larry Wattenbarger, Les McFarland and P.J. Hanley, if they wanted to limit the number of days that vehicle owners would be allowed to meet the criteria in the ordinance after being issued a citation.
McFarland said, “We have wording in our comprehensive plan to make the town look good.” He also indicated that he felt the Police Department should communicate with vehicle owners face-to-face whenever possible before taking legal action.
The matter was tabled until the April meeting to give board members time to review the proposed ordinance as well as confer with Bourbon Police Chief Bill Martin. Any ordinance would have to be offered on first reading, published, and accepted on 2nd and 3rd readings before going into effect.
Carol Anders Corres
