(File Photo of the Rochester Municipal Building)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) Rochester Township held its supervisors meeting yesterday evening, and it was packed with people who were raising concerns about chemical odors lingering in their neighborhood. The community believes it’s from the local Sherwin-Williams manufacturing plant.  Residents describe the smell as a harsh chemical paint smell, similar to the smell in a nail salon. They say the smell has been there for years and is only getting worse. Rochester Township says they don’t have the authority to do anything directly but agree something needs to be done. Sherwin-Williams has told KDKA previously that they are working with the DEP to investigate. Neighbors stated that the DEP was in the neighborhood on Wednesday to look at the sewer line, though residents say they’re not happy with the lack of solutions.