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Planning director requests an inspector as inspections surge amid housing approvals
Dover City Council · February 18, 2026
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Summary
Planning director Donna Benton told the council the city handled nearly 10,000 inspections in 2025 and requested one additional full-time building inspector (about $100,000) to improve turnaround times and reduce staff strain.
Donna Benton, director of planning and community development, told the council the department processed more than 3,328 permits and performed nearly 9,949 inspections in calendar year 2025, and noted the trend includes 375 new residential units approved, 60 of them attainable units.
Benton said the inspection workload is…
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