Read published news articles about the issues the local community has been dealing with below.
Stinky situation! Panasoffkee homeowners plead with city for landfill changes
The vultures circling over Lake Panasoffkee make for a foreboding welcome to people who drive into what was supposed to be a rural lakeside paradise...
‘Dirty diaper on an open campfire’: What’s that smell in Sumter County?
In a city renowned for its water, there is something wrong with the air…
To quash noxious odors, Sumter County landfill looks to the ground instead of the air
A Sumter County landfill that’s been the subject of odor complaints since January is going to try to bury the funk underground instead of evaporating it…
Sumter County commissioners to give update on oversight plans for Bushnell landfill
Sumter County board of commissioners are scheduled to o discuss, among other things, an update on an agreement between the city of Bushnell and Arcadis U.S. Inc., to provide third-party oversight of the Heart of Florida Landfill...
Some in Sumter County say ‘eye-watering’ on-off smell emanating from landfill
Some Sumter County residents are speaking out after enduring months of an on-again, off-again pungent smell they said emanates from the landfill and reaches them sometimes more than 10 miles away from the site...
Alleged violations affect Waste Connections, Republic Services landfills
A Florida town threatened to revoke Waste Connections’ permit over odor violations…
Clean Air, Water, and Soil for Sumter County 