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Resident thanks Nelson County building inspectors for handling a prolonged foundation repair
Summary
Edward William McCann publicly thanked Nelson County building inspections staff—singling out Jeremy Mars and Morgan Barker—for repeated, after-hours inspections and clear guidance that helped ensure foundation repairs to his home met the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
Edward William McCann addressed the Nelson County Board of Supervisors during public comments to praise the county Building Inspections Department for its work overseeing prolonged foundation repairs at his home.
“My name is Edward William McCann. I live at 94 Farsalia Road,” McCann said. He described hiring a large regional foundation-repair contractor whose crews failed multiple inspections over an “extraordinarily long period.” McCann said inspectors Jeremy Mars and Morgan Barker worked with each crew to explain the defects, ensure corrections matched the preapproved engineer’s plans, and repeatedly re-inspected the job until it met the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
McCann told the board the original contractor estimate—three days—stretched to four months and nine separate contractor visits. During a June heat wave the inspectors, he said, came out after hours to help restore his air conditioning because work had required the system be dismantled. “They actually came out after business hours to look at the situation and get our air conditioning on,” McCann said, and he urged the board to retain the inspectors.
McCann thanked the board for hiring the inspectors and asked supervisors to “keep these people” in the department. The comments were offered as public appreciation; no formal action or response was recorded in the meeting minutes excerpt provided.
