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Resident reports delay in final inspection for East Sound wastewater work; permitting staff will follow up
Summary
A permit applicant asked the EPRC about delays obtaining a final inspection for phase 1 of a wastewater project near the port in East Sound. Permitting staff agreed to check the building inspector’s schedule and follow up after the meeting; no formal action was taken because the committee lacked quorum for votes.
A resident with a contractor on a wastewater treatment expansion project near the port in East Sound raised concerns to the EPRC that final inspection for phase 1 had not been scheduled despite multiple phone calls, emails and a text to the county building inspector.
Permitting staff member Darcy told the committee she had signed off on the land‑use side of the permit some time earlier and said she would ask the building division inspector about the delay after the meeting. "I don't know. Their schedule's pretty pretty intense, so I will, ask him when I see him after this meeting," Darcy said.
Committee members noted they did not have a quorum and therefore could not take formal action; the applicant was advised that staff follow‑up was the appropriate next step. During broader discussion, staff and members said that permit applications are currently down from the 2021–22 spike and that the backlog of older applications has been decreasing as the county clears older unfinished files.
No timetable for the inspection was provided on the record. The resident was advised to continue contacting the building division and to follow up with Darcy after staff speaks with the inspector.
