Kay,
I'm sorry, but the smell is not a misconception. I stayed at a house located in the cul-de-sac at the back Windsor Palms (in a property adjacent to the plant) during Spring Break 2007. Too bad for us that the wind blew from the east the entire time we were there and on Thursday of that week especially, it really stunk. I posted about the problem back when it happened and I took pains to point out that there didn't seem to be any smell closer to the "front" by the clubhouse, but back by the house we had several days of VERY strong odor.
In fact, the property manager for Windsor Palms actually posted a reply indicating that they were aware of the problem and had been taking steps, but the reality is that it's a sewage plant and occasionally it's gonna stink.
For what it's worth.
Lisa