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Planning director asks for temporary staffing, flags Title 16 workload and AML planning contract
Summary
Planning director told council permit volume and Title 16 rewrite work are straining a two‑person staff; she requested temporary help and noted AML will provide planning‑services contract work under a memorandum of agreement.
The Wasilla planning department briefed council that permit volume has increased sharply and that ongoing Title 16 code work and public demand require temporary staffing while staff assess whether a permanent FTE is needed.
“On April 28, there were 39 permits last year. And today, we're at a hundred and 6,” Cindy, planning director, said when comparing this year's permit workload to the prior year. She described the department as…
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