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Glynn County building officials tout all-electronic permitting, outline plan to close 7,000 legacy permits
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Building department officials told Glynn County commissioners they have moved permitting to an all-electronic OpenGov portal and are working to close roughly 7,000 legacy permits; condemnation and code-enforcement staff reported steady case closures but said owner-location and court timelines remain constraints.
Glynn County building officials told the Board of Commissioners they have completed a migration to an electronic permitting portal and are pursuing a manual campaign to close a backlog of legacy permits while enforcing demolition and condemnation actions.
Dave Carver, the county’s building official and director of permitting, said the permitting system conversion to OpenGov has eliminated paper submissions. “We're 100% across the board. All applicants, all submittals are all electronic now,” Carver said, adding the change should streamline reviews and reduce customer calls.
Carver described one lingering workload item: old permits created…
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