Court says composting facility odor persists; officials flag state EPA testing and possible enforcement
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County staff reported repeated smell complaints and that air-quality testing had "failed 7 out of the 8" tests; the court discussed coordinating with state EPA for stronger enforcement if remediation does not proceed.
County staff updated the court on ongoing issues at a local composting facility, reporting persistent odor complaints from residents and mixed results from air-quality testing.
"They did the air quality testing. They have failed 7 out of the 8 or something," a staff member reported when summarizing recent EPA sampling. Court members said the state or federal environmental authorities should be asked to take action if the facility does not fix the problem.
Several commissioners noted frequent constituent calls about the facility and urged more aggressive steps. One member said the county needs to "put teeth in the game and get something done" and recommended collecting state EPA data to support enforcement or litigation if the state does not step in.
Staff recommended continued coordination with state regulators and collecting their testing results to strengthen any local enforcement case. County members discussed possible next steps including additional monitoring, engaging the state Division of Environmental Protection and preparing to take regulatory or legal action if the operator fails to remediate nuisance emissions.
No formal enforcement action was recorded in the meeting; members agreed to pursue state testing data and additional coordination with the state agency as the next steps.