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Continued smells from City Brewery could affect parking arrangements near the property
An agreement to let City Brewery of La Crosse park its trucks on certain property may depend on how the neighborhood smells.
City leaders are taking action to terminate leases for specific parking spaces used by the brewery, as part of a strategy aimed at getting the company to cut down on its air pollution. Mayor Mitch Reynolds commented on the sulfur smell during a Monday meeting of the board of public works.
“It is a significant stench that impacts our neighborhoods and the downtown on a regular basis, and is not getting any better, and won’t really, we’re told, get better until there are repairs at the pre-treatment plant,” said the mayor.
The city is calling on the brewery to complete those facility repairs, mainly in the roof area of the treatment plant, so the smells will be reduced. A brewery spokesman says the company is working on the repairs. At its meeting, the board voted to end some leases for parking spaces used by the brewery in the Hood Street and Houska Drive areas.
Howard
March 4, 2025 at 7:56 am
Its always stunk down there if it wasn’t the brewery it was the sewage treatment plant. Funny how the city can find the courage to go after a company that invested millions of dollars in creating jobs but cant figure out to tackle drug dealers slum lords, horrible roads or vagrants.
Eric
March 4, 2025 at 9:26 am
Smell is getting worse daily . Have they been paying the $100 daily fine ?