City officials have scheduled a meeting with concerned neighborhood residents complaining about elevated noise coming from the century-old San Benito Foods tomato cannery. It appeared, meanwhile, that the reverberating cannery sounds heard throughout parts of downtown in recent weeks may have subsided Monday after the Free Lance raised questions to city and San Benito Foods officials.
Some Hollister council members Monday showed interest in a concept for treating the odor-ridden industrial sewer pond that involves natural plants and bacteria instead of aerators currently used. But officials had further questions on the idea and wanted to see a cost comparison before moving forward.