"Sometimes it smells like a big pile of fish stacked outside of your door."
For months, Sanford residents have griped about an awful stench — think spoiled eggs and raw sewage — that has permeated the downtown district and made it almost impossible to breathe without a wince.
“Sometimes it smells like a big pile of fish stacked outside of your door,” said Denny Gibbs, a downtown resident for more than 20 years. “It comes and goes. But when it comes, it really blankets the whole area. It’s nauseating.”
Now some relief from the noxious odors is on the way, according to Sanford officials.
In a message posted on the city’s website, and social media accounts, City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. on Thursday said the smell appears to be emanating from the city’s wastewater treatment plant off East Seminole Boulevard.
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