York Township Property Complaints Sent to Health Department and State’s Attorney

Clark County Board Meeting | March 20, 2026

Article Summary: A West Union resident asked the Clark County Board on March 20 whether a committee had been formed to address property issues in York Township. Board members told him the matter had gone to the Health Department and the State’s Attorney, who is looking at rewriting the county’s nuisance ordinance.

York Township Property Issues Key Points:

• Resident Paul Henry Wilson asked whether a committee had been formed on York Township property issues.
• Board Member Mike Parsons said the matter had been turned over to the Health Department and the State’s Attorney.
• Board Member Randal Stephens said the Health Department can only act where there is a public health risk.
• State’s Attorney Hutson is looking at rewriting the nuisance ordinance.

CLARK COUNTY — A resident’s question about problem properties in York Township drew the Clark County Board into a discussion of the limits of its own enforcement tools during public comments at its regular meeting Friday, March 20, 2026.

Paul Henry Wilson, a resident of West Union, asked the board whether a committee had been formed to look into some of the property issues in York Township. He is identified on the meeting’s attendance record as a concerned York Township citizen.

Board Member Mike Parsons told Wilson the matter had been turned over to the Health Department and the State’s Attorney. Board Member Randal Stephens said the Health Department can only deal with it unless there is a public health risk. Wilson was told to talk to State’s Attorney Hutson, who according to the minutes is looking at re-writing the nuisance ordinance.

A City Approach Offered as Contrast

Warren LeFever, identified in the minutes as a city council member, told the board that the city has been buying properties, cleaning them up and then selling them. The minutes do not identify which city LeFever represents, and the attendance record lists him by name only, without affiliation.

The exchange establishes that a nuisance ordinance rewrite is under consideration by the State’s Attorney’s office, but the record carries no further detail. It does not describe the property issues Wilson raised, identify the properties, say when they were referred to the Health Department or the State’s Attorney, or indicate what stage either referral has reached. It does not say whether the board considered forming the committee Wilson asked about, and no member is recorded as answering that question directly. Nothing in the minutes indicates a timeline for the nuisance ordinance rewrite or whether a draft exists.

No action was taken on the matter; the item arose under public comments, which carry no motions.