BRISTOL — Tom Kuebler’s neighbors just want him to clean up his property.

Those neighbors complained to the Town Board Monday about the many vehicles stored on Kuebler’s property, including a recreational vehicle stripped of its front end and a sailboat that obstructs the view of a neighbor trying to pull out of his driveway.

Public Safety Officer Mark Niederer said he has sent Kuebler at least seven citations, some of them for repeat offenses, because Kuebler has failed to appear in municipal court to pay the fines. Kuebler was allowed to store his vehicles on the property, so long as he enclosed them, Niederer said.

As a result of Kuebler’s lack of action, the Town Board voted 5-0 to authorize the town’s attorney to serve Kuebler with a formal complaint for violating public nuisance laws.

Though Kuebler owns the property at 9925 136th Ave., he doesn’t live there. Niederer said Kuebler recently married and moved to Hawaii.

Town Clerk Amy Klemko said Kuebler did send a check recently to pay a portion of the fines — the envelope had a return address for Kapolei, Hawaii.

Neighbor Gary Harris said that several months ago he saw a backhoe preparing a hole in the ground to bury one of Kuebler’s many vehicles — a minivan. Neighbors and town officials also wondered what else might be buried in Kuebler’s backyard.

“I know for sure the minivan is back there,” Harris said.

Neighbor Stephany Brackett said the vehicles that are piling up and the sailboat are significant hazards.

“Our big concern,” she said, “is the eyesore he created. It has now become a public safety thing.”

Niederer said the first priority is addressing the obtrusive sailboat.

Harris’ wife, Nadine, said the couple has been on good terms with Kuebler so “it’s not about neighborhood warfare.”

Nadine said the couple and others have put up with Kuebler’s late-night bonfires and launching of firecrackers.

“Decent people seem to think that when you move to the country, you can just do whatever you want because you have two acres,” she said.

Reached by phone late Monday night, Kuebler said he was not aware the town was taking action against him. He also said he has no problems with his neighbors, except Brackett.

“This whole thing is over one person’s crusade — Stephany Brackett — and she’s got a bug up her butt,” he said.

Kuebler said he told town officials he was moving; he said he’s been living in Hawaii since Dec. 1 and moved there when economic conditions worsened locally.

He said he has been trying to sell the items on his property. All the vehicles and his home, according to Kuebler, are for sale.

“I’m trying to dispose of the items,” he said. “Unfortunately, winter has crept upon us, and it’s very difficult to do anything with the stuff.”

His plan is to auction the property.

“I hoping as soon as the weather breaks, I can do that,” he said.

Kuebler said he was not aware of the buried minivan.

“I don’t know what may or may not be back there,” he said.