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Glynn County building-permit work shifts online; county weighs wiping decades of expired permits
Summary
The county’s Building Permits & Inspections office reported a rise in online permit submissions and outlined a multi-year backlog of open/expired permits that officials say may be cleared by wiping older unpaid fees from the records up to 2020.
Glynn County’s Building Permits & Inspections division told commissioners it has increased online permit intake and is actively addressing a long-standing backlog of open and expired permits that accumulated amid system migrations.
Dave Carver, Glynn County building official, said online submissions rose from a baseline of 52% to 73% after staff encouraged builders and homeowners to file electronically. “We have several departments ... and the OpenGov system is a more streamlined process,” Carver said, explaining the 21% increase and the department’s goal to convert as many customers as possible to the online portal.
Carver and county leaders also outlined a large…
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