Pungent Business Shouldn't Be In Neighborhood, Official Says

From KOAT-TV.com - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A pungent biofuels business that’s stinking up an Albuquerque neighborhood shouldn’t be operating there, according to the Bernalillo County zoning director. Last week, an employee told Target 7 they recycle vegetable oil at the business, but neighbors said the stench is unbearable. “It’s awful. It’s like being next to a dump,” neighbor Sue Sheets said. “(It’s) smelling like rancid grease.” Target 7 has learned that CoreBiofuels should not be operating near the corner of Edith and Montano. “They’re in violation of the zoning ordinance. They don’t have approval to be there at this time,” Bernalillo County Zoning Director Sandy Fish said. Fish said the business has to either stop work or apply for a proper zoning license. At this point, neither has happened. An employee with CoreBiofuels said he was not aware of any violations. Fish said the county would have to take the company to court in order to get them to stop business operations. “We don’t have the authority to shut them down. Only a judge can do that,” Fish said. Fish said the business would only be shut down if there’s a serious health risk to residents. Read more:

Pungent Business Shouldn't Be In Neighborhood, Official Says