Keystone resident urges county to enforce cleanup of unregistered vehicles

Marcus Paul Longgartner, a Keystone resident, used the public-forum portion of the meeting to complain about vehicles and trailers that have been parked for years on several nearby properties and that, he said, have not been addressed despite his complaints to county staff.
"For 2 years, I've been staring at a Jeep with Oregon plates," Longgartner told the board, and he said other properties contain vehicles missing doors and parts that have been in place for "years and years." He said he provided photos and messages to Planning staff but questioned why enforcement action was taken on his property in the past but not for other properties.
County staff responded that cleanup work often requires project-specific funding and that past projects (Roscoe and Keystone projects) were finite and have ended. Staff said enforcement typically starts with notices and that hiring contractors or crews to remove debris requires budgeted money; as staff put it, "it's a funding issue for us." A commissioner said letters of notice often prompt compliance but that wider cleanup beyond what the county is currently funded to do would require re-establishing a project or hiring contractors.
No formal enforcement action or new program was adopted at the meeting; staff asked the resident to continue to forward photos and locations so the county can reassess priorities or pursue funding to address problem properties.