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Washington County introduces new building official Charles Van Adder
Summary
The county introduced Charles Van Adder as its new building official and said he brought an emergency preparedness plan for county buildings in his first week.
Washington County commissioners met the county’s new building official, Charles Van Adder, whose first week on the job included drafting an emergency preparedness plan for county buildings.
Commission Chair (unnamed) introduced Van Adder and described him as part of a building department team that includes Felicia, Anne and Becky. Van Adder told the board he is a retired state fire marshal from West Virginia with experience dating to the late 1990s and that he favors an open‑door approach for the public and county staff.
The chair said Van Adder provided an emergency preparedness plan for county buildings before completing his first week on the job. Van Adder invited commissioners and residents to contact him with questions and said he prefers maintaining an open‑door policy.
Ending: Commissioners welcomed Van Adder and said they looked forward to his work on county building safety and permitting matters.
