Category Archives: health

Local TV station KGW covers the WTS septic odor and zoning issue

Posted on September 14, 2011 by patricia

Ed Teachout, investigative reporter at KGW, broke the story in our neighborhood about odor and code compliance at WTS. With any luck, other media outlets will also show interest. (Sorry, WordPress isn’t playing nice with KGW’s video embedding code. Click … Continue reading →

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Septic pumper lacks conditional use permit, faces mounting neighbor odor complaints

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

The Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) has an unfortunate situation to report. Water Truck Service Inc (WTS), a licensed septic pumper based in Sherwood, operates a wastewater processing and disposal facility at 8828 NE Killingsworth (PortlandMaps). They opened their doors … Continue reading →

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June 2011 meeting notes: Board election results, SAN lot, and SERT training at Helensview

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

At the June 21 Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) meeting, we seated six new board members, learned about the SAN lot, and got a full briefing in advance about the planned police training at Helensview High School on June 23. … Continue reading →

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