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Residents urge stronger enforcement of SLD landfill consent order; council agrees to send letter to FDEP
Summary
A coalition of residents (HALO) told council they documented repeated H2S odor violations at the SLD landfill and asked the city to press the state for a stricter, enforceable consent order; council voted to send a supportive letter and encouraged community use of the state complaint system.
Members of Home Owners Against Landfill Odors (HALO) presented an extended briefing to Punta Gorda City Council describing long‑running hydrogen sulfide (H2S) odors from the SLD landfill and asked for city support in pressing the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for a stronger, enforceable consent order.
Kim Kitkco of HALO said volunteers had tallied complaints and reviewed state records, concluding the landfill’s operations have exceeded allowable odor conditions and that the historical consent decree (2016) was weak and poorly enforced. “Did you know that SLD odors can reach…
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