The Nahunta City Council heard from one of their residents concerning smells at Monday night’s meeting.
Rodney Jacobs, who lives at 232 Willis Lane with his wife, has been dealing with “tremendous” smells. The odor has disrupted their lives and made it unbearable for them to live in their current conditions.
Since 2019, Jacobs said he and his wife have lived right next to a septic tank. They have been coming to meeting after meeting over the years to let their voices be heard. He said they have been hearing from the city council the situation is being investigated.
“We’re having to leave our home,” Jacobs said during the February 3 meeting at City Hall. “We can’t go outside and we can’t do things we love to do.”
According to Jacobs, a moratorium was placed on new home and business hookups while not allowing septic tanks to be placed on properties inside the city. Jacobs also said the family lived there before an oxidation pond was built.
Liners used only have an 18-20 year lifespan, which is now currently out of compliance. Jacobs has said he will continue to come to the council for help until the issue is resolved.
Other agenda items voted on discussed:
• The council approved a motion to appoint Adam Ferrell as City Attorney for the 2025 year.
• The council voted to move from Serva to Municipal Impact for the new city website.
The city will have control over the website which will be less expensive in the long run by only costing $1,236 per year.
• The council voted to adopt the GMA Defined Benefit Retirement Plan. It is something the council has had since 1984 and they have to do an adoption agreement once a year.
• City Manager Tom Wirth gave the department reports. Wirth gave the Police Department reports in Police Chief Brad Todd’s stead.
For the month of January for the NPD, there were 327 E911 calls, 232 traffic stops, 79 citations issued, 153 warnings issued, 31 incident reports filed, five accident reports filed and 20 arrests made. For Public Works, there were 369 work orders.
Jeremy Ryan was appointed the new Public
