SANFORD, Fla. – If you’ve noticed the smell has gotten worse in Sanford once again, you’re not alone.

News 6 is learning a temporary fix at the city’s wastewater treatment plant near Lake Monroe has failed.

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The city’s public works & utilities director said the temporary exhaust fan that was installed to alleviate the ongoing issue while they wait for a custom odor control exhaust fan to arrive, has stopped working.

At the end of October, our News 6 team got an inside look at the facility where the utilities and public works director showed us the temporary fan that’s been installed and explained that it wasn’t specifically designed for the treatment process like the permanent fan is.

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