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Benton County board orders engineering reviews for two projects amid wider debate over who pays
Summary
Planning board rescinded earlier consent votes, then voted to send PM European and Sally Warehouse projects to third‑party engineering review at the applicants’ expense and tasked staff to deliver a memo clarifying future engineering‑review thresholds.
Benton County planners and the board spent significant time Oct. 1 debating when drainage and engineering reports should be reviewed by third‑party engineers and who should bear the cost.
Staff described a recent stopgap practice: when the board declined to send a project for contractor review, county engineer Josh Beam conducted quick internal checks and flagged issues on multiple applications. Beam’s input prompted applicants to revise drainage…
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