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Residents press Rowlett City over recurring sewer odor; city manager outlines mitigation steps
Summary
At the Dec. 16 Rowlett City Council meeting, residents described persistent sewer odors in Liberty Grove that they say began after a sewer collapse; City Manager defended staff efforts, cited mitigation measures and reported a 32% drop in measured gases over the past week.
Residents and the city discussed recurring sewage odors in the Liberty Grove area during citizen input at the Rowlett City Council meeting on Dec. 16.
Dan Hapt, a longtime Rowlett resident, urged the city to resolve the problem, saying, “We—re living with the smell. It has gotten better, but ... we—re tired of it.” Multiple other residents said the smell began after a sewer-line collapse earlier in the year and persists in yards, at parks and at community facilities.
City Manager (unnamed in the transcript) accepted operational responsibility but said he did not personally approve engineering plans. He…
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