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Fayetteville mayor asks staff to explore third‑party review of permitting process; councilists back information gathering
Summary
Following a presentation and discussion at the Feb. 3 work session, the mayor asked staff to collect information on outside, third‑party reviews of the city’s permitting and permitting process, citing examples from other cities. Council members asked for assurances that any review would be practical and used to improve permitting throughput.
At the Feb. 3 work session Mayor Colvin (presiding) asked staff to collect information about bringing in a third‑party reviewer to evaluate the city’s permitting, code and zoning processes and recommend improvements aimed at speeding approvals and reducing bottlenecks.
The mayor described nationwide examples presented at a recent conference of mayors that linked process complexity to housing affordability pressures…
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