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High Springs resident says nearby industrial operation is polluting his home
Summary
Charlie Mills told the city commission that noise, dust, chemical odors and an alleged daily discharge from a neighboring industrial site have made his home uninhabitable; commissioners said they would follow up with staff but recorded no formal action.
Charlie Mills, a High Springs resident who lives at 22527 Railroad Avenue, told the city commission on June 25 that a nearby industrial operation he identified as Prime Condos has caused persistent low-frequency noise, recurring dust and daily chemical odors that have invaded his home and disrupted sleep. "The low-frequency noise... penetrates the walls of my house and continues through the night, all night, every night," Mills said. He said he lives roughly 200 feet from the facility and has video evidence of dust clouds and nighttime truck unloading.
Mills said the odors and discharges have grown severe enough that overnight guests once left his home midnight because the facility's noise made the house uninhabitable. He alleged the facility discharges "1,000 gallons a day" into a ditch behind the site and identified a plant manager he named Booth, saying he has "caught him in a lie after lie after lie" about the operation's hours and procedures. "We deserve clear answers about what is being discharged," Mills said, and asked the commission and public safety staff to investigate and consider requiring the operator to consolidate waste offsite, erect concrete sound barriers, or install dust controls.
City staff and commissioners did not record a formal directive or vote at the meeting. A commissioner told Mills, "we heard you. I've got some notes here. We'll see what we can do," and said they would speak with staff to determine next steps. Mills was told his comments were noted and that he could return at the next meeting. The transcript records no immediate enforcement action, no timeline for an investigation, and no technical measurements presented to the commission at the meeting.
The complaint raises public-health and nuisance concerns that would typically prompt further fact-finding by code enforcement, the police chief or environmental regulators. Mills said he has videos and offered coordinates to show where the discharge occurs; he expressed fear about long-term health impacts from airborne dust and chemicals.
Next steps recorded at the meeting: staff acknowledged Mills's concerns and commissioners said they would follow up; no formal motion, referral to enforcement, or timeline for investigation was recorded on the agenda or in the transcript.
