TURNER – Neighbors of the former DeCoster Egg Farm have filed a civil lawsuit claiming odors and flies coming from the farm have made them hostages in their own homes.

A group of 25 people filed the suit in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn against Austin “Jack” DeCoster and three businesses that now make up his egg operations.

The neighbors, who live within a mile of the Plains Hill Road farm, say the stench and insects diminish the value of their properties and make it impossible to enjoy their decks, porches and pools in the spring and summer.

The neighbors are asking the court to order DeCoster to take immediate action to control the odor and flies. They are also seeking an unspecified amount of money to compensate them for their troubles.

“This interference [in our lives] is offensive, unreasonable and inconvenient,” they state in their suit, which was filed last Friday.