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Apex residents report foul odor. Officials still don't know what's causing it.
Love was in the air when Smith Warren and his girlfriend moved into their new home in southeastern Apex in August. But outside, something else was in the air: a foul smell resembling human waste. Within weeks of moving in, Warren began noticing the odor several times a week. “My partner, she will immediately go back inside when she smells it,” Warren said. On Sunday, Nov. 8, around 9 p.m., the couple was sitting on the porch at their home, near Pierce Olive Road and N.C. 540, when the smell suddenly returned. Both went indoors. When they came back about 30 minutes later, the odor was gone. Warren sometimes uses a fan to make sitting outside more tolerable. After reading about odor complaints near New Hill, Warren filed a complaint with Apex on Monday and spoke at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting. He said he has noticed the smell only near his home and that his neighbors have reported experiencing it too. Officials have not established whether the odors in his neighborhood and New Hill share a source. At the meeting, Water Resources Director Jonathan Jacobs said Apex and Cary still have not identified the source of New Hill’s recurring complaints,