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Residents urge investigation of Neuse River odor, improvements to senior center and call for hotel development
Summary
Public commenters told council they smell a recurring odor along the Neuse River and requested the town ask state environmental regulators to investigate; speakers also urged upgrades to senior-center facilities and questioned the lack of midrange hotels near US-70 amid industrial growth.
Several residents used the public-comment period to raise local quality-of-life and economic-development concerns.
A resident (Speaker 9) reported a recurring, strong odor near the Neuse River along US-42 and asked the council to consider asking the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (referred to in the transcript) to monitor for possible spills or pollution. The resident also…
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