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Laconia building inspector outlines online permitting rollout, fee increases and staffing training needs
Summary
At the June 9 Laconia City Council budget meeting the building inspector described a new online permitting system planned for July, said the city’s permit fees are the lowest in the area and will be updated, and requested modest increases for training, postage and two iPads.
Joe, the city’s building inspector, told the Laconia City Council during the June 9 budget meeting that the code department expects to launch a new online permitting system in July to speed permit processing and reduce paper mailings.
The change matters because the inspector said it will move permits and notifications to email, reduce postage costs and streamline inspections for electrical and other permits; Joe noted the city’s current permit fees are “the cheapest 1 in the surrounding area” and said the department is preparing a…
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