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Council hires outside permit‑tech help to respond to heavy Mesa Drive public‑records requests
Summary
Facing a high volume of public‑records requests tied to a Mesa Drive subdivision, the council approved a $10,000 amendment to an engineering services contract to hire a permit technician from NV5 to prepare PRA responses more cost‑effectively; a resident urged the council to address the underlying permit and enforcement issues.
The Villa Park City Council approved an amendment to the city’s engineering contract to provide extra permit‑review support for responding to a concentrated volume of public‑records requests (PRAs) related to a Mesa Drive subdivision.
City staff explained the workload: since January staff time recorded about 45.5 hours on one project alone, billed at the current contract engineer’s $167/hour rate. To improve responsiveness and reduce cost, staff proposed contracting with NV5 for a permit…
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