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Bargersville planning department reports 677 permits in 2024; commission to review fee schedule and staffing
Summary
Town planning staff presented a 2024 year-in-review showing 677 permits issued, discussed how permit and capacity fees fund inspections and staff, and commissioners asked staff to compare fees with peer municipalities and evaluate staffing capacity and a proposed department reorganization.
Chelsea, Bargersville’s town planner, presented a year-in-review to the Planning Commission on Jan. 21 showing that the development department issued 677 permits in 2024 and provided a five-year permit and permit-fee summary.
Chelsea said permit types in the report ranged from building permits to utility permits and encroachments and that most fees help cover staff time and inspections. ‘‘A lot of them are utility fees…most of them, if not all of them, also include inspections. That helps pay for our inspectors’…
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