‘Unacceptable:’ City manager addresses Sanford’s smell problem

SANFORD, Fla. – Sanford’s city manager is out with a new statement describing what his team is doing to rectify an ongoing smell problem.

For weeks, those living in or visiting Sanford have reported an unbearable smell that city leaders have since blamed on the North Water Reclamation Facility, a wastewater treatment plant on the south shore of Lake Monroe that City Manager Norton Bonaparte says is currently being repaired.

“Our staff is currently replacing one of the odor control units, repairing the sludge drying system, and implementing process modifications aimed at reducing the impact as quickly as possible,” Bonaparte said in a statement on social media…

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