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Development services says new high‑school work and staffing turnover are driving plan‑review and inspection costs; council asks for staffing and revenue review
Summary
Development services staff told the council that contractor and commercial work including the new high school have driven unusual plan‑review volume; the department says it needs an additional permit technician and a civil engineer if the city wants to bring more plan review and inspections in‑house instead of paying consultants.
La Marque’s development services staff told council on Aug. 5 that an unusually heavy run of commercial work — most notably the new high school — and recent staff turnover have increased reliance on outside consultants for plan review and inspections and pushed professional‑services spending higher.
Director Jason (transcript: "mister Alec" and other consultants) and building staff said the city currently relies on third‑party firms to do commercial plan review and…
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