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Bountiful resident urges council action over paint-shop fumes near homes and gardens

5574787 · August 13, 2025
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A longtime Bountiful resident told the council that a nearby auto paint shop is emitting paint particulates and volatile organic compounds that are coating cars, gardens and possibly entering homes.

Neil Olsen, a resident of 343 West 250 North, told the Bountiful City Council on Aug. 12 that an auto paint shop he identified as Direct Auto Collision at 440 North 200 West is emitting paint particulates and volatile organic compounds that are coating nearby homes and vegetation.

“They have a very, very basic paint exhaust fan, and I think they have a very minimum filtering aspect to this exhaust fan,” Olsen said during the public-comment period, describing what he said was a coat of paint…

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