Fort Smith can't identify cause of current city smell

The City of Fort Smith does not know where the smell lingering over town is coming from."If you're in the neighborhood experiencing this today, we feel for you. We're sorry," according to a social media post by Karen Santos, city spokesperson."We don't know what it is or where it is coming from. But it's not us," Santos wrote.People have complained about the smell in Fort Smith since January 2019.Last month, the city told 40/29 News the smell was coming from the cleanup of an agricultural byproduct lagoon in Crawford County.But Friday, the city told 40/29 News that wasn't the source of the current smell.The company finished cleaning the lagoon last weekend and moved out. There was no residual order, and "that stink is gone for good," Santos confirmed to 40/29 News.The smell isn't coming from a city treatment plant either, Santos said.

The City of Fort Smith does not know where the smell lingering over town is coming from.

"If you're in the neighborhood experiencing this today, we feel for you. We're sorry," according to a social media post by Karen Santos, city spokesperson.


"We don't know what it is or where it is coming from. But it's not us," Santos wrote.

People have complained about the smell in Fort Smith since January 2019.

Last month, the city told 40/29 News the smell was coming from the cleanup of an agricultural byproduct lagoon in Crawford County.

But Friday, the city told 40/29 News that wasn't the source of the current smell.

The company finished cleaning the lagoon last weekend and moved out. There was no residual order, and "that stink is gone for good," Santos confirmed to 40/29 News.

The smell isn't coming from a city treatment plant either, Santos said.