BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—County council isn’t playing around when it comes to eliminating the awful stench coming from GenEarth, a Sumter-based company with a location in Moncks Corner.
During Monday night’s regularly scheduled council meeting, county leaders voted to unanimously draft a letter to the governor’s office.
According to Supervisor Dan Davis, the letter will request that Governor Nikki Haley, SCDHEC Director Katherine Templeton come to Berkeley County for a meeting at the GenEarth facility.
There, they hope to come up with a solution eliminate the facility’s odor so that it no longer interferes with residents’ everyday lives.
For homeowners who live near GenEarth, a company that converts organic waste into renewable resources, the smell has become almost unbearable.
Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler says town leaders have contacted SCDHEC officials about the problem but says they have refused to provide adequate field surveillance during the height of the odor crisis because of reported budget constraints.
In the meantime, Peagler, who will become the county’s next supervisor in January, has urged homeowners to notify either the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office or Moncks Corner Police Department and file a complaint against the company whenever the smell is overbearing.
Prior Stories:
GenEarth officials address plant odor during county meeting
Peagler looks into GenEarth “odor crisis,” urges homeowners to file complaint
Berkeley Co. council tackles GenEarth, SaveMoncksCorner.com
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