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County staff report on permitting, probation, SNAP benefits and emergency services progress
Summary
Department heads updated the board on permitting and commercial construction, Piedmont Court Services grant funding and caseloads, Social Services SNAP/TANF/Medicaid figures and the county’s emergency management and dispatch progress including a $900,000 VDEM grant for an expanded dispatch center.
Several county department heads gave reports at the November meeting, outlining progress and operational metrics across permitting, probation services, social services and emergency management.
Philip Moore, building official, said 2025 was busy but steady: the department issued roughly 762 permits across residential, industrial and commercial work, noted increased commercial construction (including a new Wawa and a Flagstaff car wash), and reported that permit fees covered about 98 percent of the department budget with solar-related permit fees covering about half of that revenue. Moore also described regional training for permit technicians and the…
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