That Smell in Tangerine, Florida and Nearby Neighborhoods

  Nearly a year ago, the founders of "That Smell in Tangerine and Surrounding Communities" came to the conclusion that it was going to take a concerted effort to reduce the odor problems in our area.  We started out as Tangerine residents living primarily around Lake Ola and spread to Zellwood, Stoneybrook Hills, and as far North as Round Lake Road. The Tangerine Improvement Society had been encouraging members to call elected officials when there was an odor. We saw that it wasn't enough and nothing was happening to solve the problems.  It was time to step up the effort, so the Facebook page page was born on January 12, 2020. It gave residents a chance to share their experiences and to begin to reach the right people at the regulatory level. It wasn't all peaches and cream, though. At least one employee  of Shelley's Septic Tank and his/her friends were among the first members and they popped up and defended the sources of the smell, especially when it was relate...

You'd think we'd get a day of relief around here but apparently, it wasn't meant to be.  The odor of today is one of the fetid fecal variety.  Today's complaints: -  At the gas station at 441 & Sadler. Horrible sewer/poop smell. While I was pumping gas, another customer, not from this area, asked me if I could smell the smell. I briefly explained the issue. . (Smell successfully submitted to OC and FDEP reporting sites.) - Tried to report the smell to the county, the website still not working! Sending an email to Maria Repass of Orange County EPD. [ maria.repass@ocfl.net] - I had that problem yesterday. - I wrote yesterday and will continue to write every time it doesn't work.   -  It let me get all the way to the end before it dropped which was happening before and I did not realize it wasn't working -    That's exactly what it did to me. - Horrible poop smell! We have been complaining about this since February of 2019! When are they going to...