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Community Development reports faster building‑permit turnaround, staffing gaps and a 2026 planning update deadline
Summary
The department said average plan‑review turnaround is near six days, noted two planning vacancies and one building‑inspector vacancy, and outlined work on a required periodic update of the county comprehensive plan due June 30, 2026.
Wallowa County Community Development Director Lauren Prentiss told commissioners on Jan. 6 that building‑permit reviews continue to move more quickly, with an average single‑review turnaround of about six days. She said that figure helps the county meet current code deadlines and that the department has prioritized building permit reviews to reduce private‑sector delays.
Prentiss reported roughly 17 open permits at a typical time and that the department issued about 950 building and fire permits…
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