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Brownsville launches Accela/GWIZ permit wizard, aims to ease permitting for residents and businesses
Summary
City staff and planning presented the Accela permitting updates and a GWIZ decision wizard launched Sept. 2 to guide applicants, with outreach, bilingual support and video tutorials planned.
City planning staff outlined changes to the Accela permitting platform and the new GWIZ permit wizard at the Oct. 7 Brownsville City Commission meeting, saying the updates are designed to help nonprofessional applicants navigate permitting and reduce common application errors.
Daniel Leal, director of planning and redevelopment services, explained the update adds a customer-facing layer over Accela that walks applicants through a series of narrowing questions…
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