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East Bethel council approves local plumbing plan-review authority and contracts to shorten state backlog
Summary
The council approved ordinance 20 26-01 and related resolutions to allow local administration of commercial plumbing plan review, adopt updated plan-review fees, and authorize a contract with Rum River Consultants to reduce a reported six-week state backlog.
East Bethel — The City Council on Feb. 9 approved an ordinance and two related resolutions to let the city administer commercial plumbing plan reviews and to contract with Rum River Consultants LLC to perform third‑party plan reviews.
Staff told the council the move is intended to address delays at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, which produced a roughly six‑week backlog on a recent project. "We wanna be able to have another tool in our toolbox to ensure that these projects ... can be done in a…
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