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Des Moines council disbands Citizen Odor Board

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December 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines City Council has disbanded the city’s Citizen Odor Board. The council took the action Monday after concluding the panel was no longer needed after nearly 30 years of recording complaints. It had no enforcement powers. People still will be able to report stenches to the city’s 24/7 odor hotline: (515) 244-0336. If the city gets 10 complaints about the same smell within six hours, it will investigate the source. A city official says an administrative law judge would hear appeals from companies found to be significant odor generators.