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Residents press county on Essentia odor complaints; commissioners say they're coordinating with utilities and company
Summary
Commissioner Greg Jones told the board officials are working with Dalton Utilities and Essentia Protein Solutions to address persistent odors in the county's south end. Multiple residents later described odors at the meeting and asked about air monitoring.
At the May 11 meeting, Commissioner Greg Jones said county officials are actively working with Dalton Utilities and Essentia Protein Solutions to review odor complaints affecting residents near the Carbondale Business Park and to identify possible solutions.
Jones told the board that county authorities understand the odors have affected nearby residents and that coordination will continue. During the public-comment period, resident James Worth raised concerns about odors coming from the industrial park in the county's south end; Daryl Long suggested Worth contact local news stations. Chantelle Kirk asked whether the county could install a particulate-matter monitor in the south end to track air quality.
The board did not adopt a monitoring program at the meeting and took no formal vote specific to air-quality monitoring. Commissioners said they would keep coordinating with Dalton Utilities and Essentia and relay residents' concerns to involved parties.
Why it matters: lingering industrial odors can indicate community-health concerns and erode public trust. Residents asked for monitoring and more direct mitigation; the board recorded those concerns and affirmed interagency coordination but did not announce new regulatory actions at this session.
