Posted on 05/29/2014 1:46:10 PM PDT by jazusamo
The Irwindale City Council decided Wednesday to drop a lawsuit against the Sriracha hot sauce factory and table a separate resolution declaring the factory a public nuisance.
The city and the factory began warring late last year, when residents began to complain of a spicy odor that caused headaches, heartburn and watering eyes.
The trial was scheduled to begin this November, and the public nuisance declaration would have eventually authorized city officials to enter the factory and make the changes themselves.
But city officials said Huy Fong Foods Inc. had finally demonstrated a specific written commitment to solving the smell issues. Mayor Mark Breceda, who toured the factory earlier this week, said the conflict should not have been so drawn out.
"We're almost sorry that this has gone on so long," Breceda said. "We're looking forward to being partners for a very long time."
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District did not find enough evidence of a harmful smell to justify issuing a violation, and air quality officials say about two-thirds of the complaints they received came from just four households.
The first complaints came from City Councilman Hector Ortiz's son. In February, Huy Fong Foods began to offer daily tours through the factory and asked each participant if they experienced any harmful odors. None did.
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These guys are clients of mine. The plant manager told me today that Jerry Brown sent two of his cabinet members to the plant this week. They did not find anything wrong. So according to my contact (the son in law of the owner) he said after the two cabinet members found nothing wrong, they went back to Sacramento and gave a clean bill of health to Governer Brown. At that point, they said that Jerry Brown made some threatening calls to the Irwindale city council and told them to back the hell off immediately and not to pursue any further action. I did not vote for Jerry Brown but it sounds he stepped up on this one!
I’m no fan of Moonbean but if that’s truly the case he finally did something right.
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