City inspector reports progress on OpenGov permitting; backflow and grease programs onboarding

Oct 6, 2026

City inspector Scott Zimmerman reported the city has 28 backflow permits and eight grease/fog permitting accounts in OpenGov, plans to add industrial pretreat permitting, and will reintroduce fees in January after waiving them through year-end.

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City inspector Scott Zimmerman updated the Mount Vernon Utilities Commission on the city's rollout of OpenGov permitting, saying the system now holds 28 backflow permits and eight grease or "fog" permits as staff and local contractors are brought online. "Right now with the backflows, we're up to 28, and there's a few of them that are in the pipeline working right now," Zimmerman said.

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