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Staff demos OpenGov permitting portal, says rollout is speeding reviews and flagging payment scams
Summary
Planning staff demonstrated the new OpenGov permitting and review portal, which county staff say centralizes permitting workflows, automates notices and legal ads, supports inspection scheduling, and exposes a nationwide payment-scam risk; staff said paper or staff-assisted submittals will remain available.
Miss Hopkins, a planning department staff member, demonstrated the county's new OpenGov permitting portal and described features designed to streamline land-development reviews and permit workflows. Hopkins said the system was loaded internally in mid-December and went live to staff and the public in early January; it allows applicants to create one account, submit permits, upload required attachments (flood-elevation certificates, as-built drawings), schedule inspections, and receive automated notices and fee calculations.
Hopkins said OpenGov…
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