Participants say town's appeals panel is inactive; recommend appointing local engineers
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Summary
Speakers reported the appeals group has not met or filed minutes, raising concern that external engineers currently listed may be unaware of their roles; members recommended recruiting local appointees and preparing engineers and timelines in advance of strict ordinance deadlines.
Speaker 4 described the appeals group as effectively inactive, saying it “seems like it's just nonexistent” and that members may not even know each other. They explained that the appeals timeline is strict and that it would be “nice to have people in place. Engineers and whatever that you need.”
Speaker 4 detailed the panel structure during the meeting: after a 20‑day review cycle, an appeals panel of experts would consider disputes, and one licensed engineer would be agreed upon and designated by two other designated engineers. Speaker 1 asked whether the town should recruit someone from inside the town for the appeals group, noting that current roster members appear to be outside the municipality. During the discussion Speaker 4 identified two outside engineering contacts as an engineer from Sunrise Engineering and another at L'Mercy.
Participants agreed to put appointments on the to‑do list and to ensure the town has engineers and other appointees ready to meet the ordinance's timelines. No appointments were finalized during the meeting.