Johns Creek officials said Tuesday they will relocate a dumpster used for discarding roadkill after complaints from neighbors.
The dumpster sits on a small piece of city-owned property at the intersection of State and Medlock Bridge roads, adjacent to Johns Creek High School and behind several businesses.
“Sometimes we kind of got some smells, kind of like dead animals,” said P.J. Jovanovic, who works at a car repair business near the site. “We’d think it was the sewer lines.”
Local business owner Tony Maurlanda told Channel 2's Mike Petchenik that the smell could be very overwhelming, especially on hot days.
“It’s pretty bad,” he said. “I didn’t know that it was a dumpster back there or anything.”
City spokesman Doug Nurse sent Petchenik the following statement about the issue:
“The City utilizes a small parcel close to the intersection of State Bridge and Medlock Bridge roads to store equipment and supplies, such as salt and sand for winter snow events. It is also the location of a dumpster used to collect road debris, including dead animals. The site is tucked between several commercial type entities and is in a central area of the City.
In response to an odor complaint, the City will move the dumpster to a city-owned site adjacent to the former Cauley Creek Water Reclamation Facility. This remote site will avert any negative impacts on quality of life for businesses or residents.
We will continue to monitor the situation, and will take whatever steps are necessary, but we believe this will take care of the problem.”
Nurse told Petchenik there were currently no plans for the city to further develop the small tract of land into something other than a public works storage area.
Maurlanda said he hopes the city follows through on its promises.
“We need to clean that up,” he said. “Just like we clean everything else up. We need to make sure that’s taken care (of).”
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