Board of Appeals allows rehearing for Haley and Michael Reynolds

The Jones County Board of Appeals and Adjustments voted to permit a rehearing request filed by Haley and Michael Reynolds after staff presented email correspondence and a petition of neighbor support. Board members said the materials contained new or additional information sufficient to justify allowing the applicants to reapply without waiting the usual six months.

Staff summarized the packet of emails and the petition submitted by the Reynoldses and reminded the board of the controlling standard: the ordinance allows a rehearing only if "new or additional information not available at the time of the original hearing or not presented due to excusable neglect" is provided. A board member who reported visiting the property described site conditions and said, "As I went by the property it's clean," noting campers behind the house and some outbuildings.

Based on the submitted materials and the site observation, a commissioner moved to allow an immediate rehearing; a second was heard and the board voted in favor. The chair and members emphasized that allowing a rehearing does not alter the prior decision — it only waives the six‑month waiting period so the Reynoldses can present their case again.

The board recorded affirmative votes (the transcript records two "Aye" responses) and instructed that the Reynoldses may reapply as soon as possible. With no other public comment, the board adjourned.