Residents press Asotin council to investigate livestock odors, manure at 501 4th St.

At the March 10 Asotin City Council meeting, several residents urged the city to investigate odor and manure complaints tied to livestock kept at 501 4th Street.

Heather Raskell opened public comment by requesting an appeal of a conditional-use permit for animals at the address. Doug Hinkins told the council that "manure is being thrown over edge/hillside" from pens at the property, and Marshall Hallett said the odor from the site prevents him from "go[ing] outside of his own home and sit[ting]." Tiffanie Storey said she lives above the barn, looks down on the pigs being raised and is not seeing cleaning of pens. Alisha Bridges said "EJ is trying to be neighborly" and that the children have been cleaning pens; Haylie Hallett reported what she described as sewage spilling over protective netting and urged use of more acreage on the parcel.

Mayor Dwayne Paris thanked those who spoke and said he would refer the complaints to Police Chief Monte Renzelman for investigation. The council did not take formal enforcement action or vote on the matter at the meeting.

Why it matters: residents described ongoing, quality-of-life impacts tied to a single property address (501 4th St.), and they asked the city to review whether the animals are being kept in compliance with local approvals. The referral to the police begins an administrative review but does not by itself change permits or impose remedies.

Next steps: Mayor Paris’s referral means the police department will be the point of follow-up; the council did not place the item on the agenda for action or refer it to the planning department during this meeting.