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Community Development director warns staffing cuts would slow permits, risk legal deadlines and reduce revenue
Summary
Bruce Emery, director of the Department of Community Development, told commissioners that further cuts would lengthen permit turnaround, reduce permit revenues and jeopardize compliance with state time limits and environmental mandates.
Bruce Emery, director of the Clallam County Department of Community Development, told the Board of County Commissioners that the department is operating at or below minimum staffing and that additional reductions would harm permitting, planning and environmental work.
Emery said permit turnaround times are currently about 4–6 weeks for building permits and 30–90 days for planning permits depending on type; he warned that cuts would lengthen those times and likely reduce permit revenue. He noted the building‑division salary for the vacant building official position is about 10% under market, making recruitment difficult; he said…
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