George Troxell of Grants Pass told the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 30 that a property at 732 Solitude Lane has large piles of garbage covered with carpets that now reach roughly halfway up the house, and that small children live at the residence.

"I've been in contact with the sheriff's building department, and I'll be leaving this with you when I leave," Troxell said, presenting photos and copies of emails he said document his outreach to city and county departments. He said he visited public building safety "no less than 4 or 5 times" and that the same house was a problem about a year and a half ago when code enforcement was active.

Troxell said a sheriff's officer had recently visited and "said he didn't see anything unusual," and that he had also contacted the state Department of Health Services and was told the caller had not provided enough information for that agency to act. He asked the board to identify a county official who could take the lead on the matter.

The chair thanked Troxell for bringing the materials and said the commissioners would respond after hearing other public comments. Commissioner Bleck later told Troxell he would personally look into the matter if Troxell's contact information was on the provided documents.

No formal code-enforcement action or timeline was announced at the meeting.