North Bend, Ore.—City officials here have advised Rapid Growth Nutrients that they no longer want the fertilizer company, which produces nutrients from processing ocean fish, operating in their community. After receiving numerous nuisance calls from residents over the past several months, North Bend officials have stated that they will be issuing a stop work order. “In the last two years, when they’ve said they’d fix things they have fixed nothing. To date they have poured a concrete slab, and that is it,” City Administrator Terrance O’Connor said. “They have not complied with any improvements the city is aware of, and the company has submitted no buildings plans for permitting or review.” City Attorney Mike Stebbins added, “If they don’t stop, they’ll be fined for every day they operate. If they still don’t stop, we’ll proceed to take action to make them stop in circuit court.” Rapid Growth had not responded to inquiries at press time. According to its website, “the fundamental components of the company’s liquid fertilizers and soil auxiliaries are ocean-sourced from the cold and deep mineral rich waters of the Pacific Northwest (where) an abundance of sustainably-harvested organisms provide the essential nutrients required to maximize plant characteristics, soil viability, and crop production.”
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