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Big Rapids staff outline plan to re-establish city building department
Summary
City staff presented a plan to bring building-permit services back under municipal control, saying consultants will handle inspections and permit fees would cover inspector costs; staff expect to return with contract resolutions in coming weeks.
City of Big Rapids staff told the commission they are exploring re-establishing a municipal building department after the city outsourced those services in 2003.
Michelle Stinger, speaking for city staff, said the city had its own building department from the mid-1960s until about 2003 and that staff issued an RFQ/RFP in February to find firms that could provide inspections and plan review. "The fees collected for those…
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