As I entered the McHenry County Government Annex behind the courthouse this morning, I smelled vomit. The odor was strong.
The sidewalk appeared clean. Where was that smell coming from? Did someone get sick on the way into, or out of, the Health Department?
It turns out that the smell is from the mulch that was spread along the upper level of the sidewalk near the building entrance, under the bench outside the front door. And the smell is worse, when the humid is high - like, when it's raining. That's certainly one way to discourage employees from going outside at noon time for a little fresh air!
So, the questions are:
How long has that mulch been there?
Who put it there?
When was the odor first noticed?
And, most importantly, why hasn't it been removed and replaced?
You can bet that, if the County Administrator's office or the Sheriff's office was in that building, it would have been replaced the day after it was first noticed!
The mulch should be removed Monday. Period. Just because it's at the entrance to the Annex (and not the Government Center main building or the Administration Building) is no excuse.
If it doesn't get removed promptly, a FOIA request for details will get all the smelly details.
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