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Quartzsite resident raises health, odor and floodplain concerns about proposed facility at 3005 W. Dome Rock Road
Summary
At public comment, resident Terry Newland urged the council to scrutinize an air-quality control permit notice for property at 3005 West Dome Rock Road (Otodus LLC), citing possible cooling towers, boilers, dust-control, floodplain location and hydrogen sulfide odors and urging public review and careful oversight.
During the public-comment period on June 23, Terry Newland (who identified himself as "president" of Quartzsite in the record) told the council he had reviewed a public notice about an air-quality control permit for property at 3005 West Dome Rock Road, owned in the record by Otodus LLC.
Newland said he attended a public hearing and learned the owner has discussed the project with town staff in prior meetings. He reported the project includes large revenue bonds and raised concerns about potential equipment (evaporative cooling towers, steam boilers), dust control, proximity to a floodplain and freeway, and odors and gases including hydrogen sulfide, which he said could cause respiratory irritation. He asked the council to closely monitor the permit and consider the public health and groundwater implications.
Council members acknowledged the comment and said the permit process and public-notice deadlines are important; the record shows some local county supervisors were not fully informed and that commenters relied on the newspaper notice and social media for awareness. The town did not take regulatory action at the June 23 meeting; Newland requested the council pay attention as the permitting process proceeds so residents have time to review and comment.
Speakers quoted are taken from the meeting record.
