Sewage Smell Causing Stir At Capitol
Sewage smell motivates Oklahoma Senate
By Randy Ellis
State Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman says senators received a sensory incentive Wednesday to vote for a proposed $160 million state Capitol repair bond issue.
While senators were discussing other legislation in the Senate chamber, the pungent aroma of raw sewage was drifting through the Capitol ventilation system.
“The smell … was offensive,” said Bingman, R-Sapulpa. “The vent was right next to my desk.”
Repeated sewer line breaks and a crumbling exterior are among many problems plaguing the nearly 100-year-old state Capitol building.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the proposed bond issue Wednesday.