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Commissioners question duplicated engineering reviews and costs for stormwater plans
Summary
Commissioners questioned the county’s practice of requiring applicants to hire engineers for stormwater/site plans and then pay a county-contracted engineer for a second review, calling the process duplicative and time-consuming.
Several commissioners raised concerns about the county’s current practice of requiring applicants to hire licensed engineers for stormwater and site plans and then paying an additional county-contracted engineer to review those plans.
Commissioners said the requirement amounts to “double engineering,” increases permit review times and costs applicants an extra $400–$600 in common cases, and questioned whether the process is…
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