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Residents press commissioners over Heart of Florida landfill odors and proposed injection well; board authorizes letter requesting FDEP local hearing

5955113 · October 14, 2025
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Summary

Multiple residents reported persistent odors and health concerns tied to the Heart of Florida landfill and related operations. Commissioners discussed jurisdictional limits, recent city of Bushnell enforcement actions and directed staff to draft a letter opposing further injection-well development and requesting a local FDEP public hearing.

Several residents from Lake Panasoffkee, Webster and surrounding parts of southern Sumter County urged the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners during the Oct. 14 public forum to take action after recurring odors, sanitary concerns and the proposed installation of an underground injection well at the Heart of Florida landfill were raised.

Residents described recurring foul odors, reported irritation and livestock/pet effects, and asked the board to block further permits and seek a local hearing from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Multiple speakers asked county leaders to press state regulators for transparency and to support a local public meeting by FDEP; one resident said Nov. 2 was a public-comment deadline for a related administrative action.

What the board said and did: County staff and legal counsel described jurisdictional limits and ongoing enforcement activity. County Administrator Bradley Arnold and legal staff explained that the Heart of Florida municipal solid-waste landfill is located inside the City of Bushnell, which issues and oversees its operating permit; the city has issued a notice of intent to revoke the…

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