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Residents of Flint Hill, Huntly and Chester Gap will wrinkle their noses in disbelief when they learn of the report from the air pollution board director on the purity of Front Royal’s air.
In response to complaints about air pollution blown into Washington, Northern Virginia’s regional director John Doherty questioned whether or not the offensive stench comes from the town across the mountain. According to Doherty, the last complaint of odor in Front Royal was received on June 28, 1979.
If there have been no complaints since then, it means only that the folks there have either grown used to the rotten odors or have had their olfactory nerves completely destroyed.
We have news for Mr. Doherty. We visit Front Royal at least once a week and on practically every occasion, we’ve had to put up with offensive odors during our stay in town. There are little pockets between Washington and Amissville where Front Royal’s heady industrial aromas hang in the air almost constantly. Every time the north wind blows, residents of Chester Gap, Huntly, Flint'Hill and more recently, Washington need gas masks before they can enjoy the out-of-doors. If they aren’t complaining any more, it’s not because the “sweet smell of success” belched out of the town’s industrial plants has disappeared. Maybe there’s another reason why
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