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Planning staff warn of strain as development workload grows in Weston
Summary
At a Finance & Human Resource Committee meeting, Jennifer (Planning & Development) said rising development complexity and unchanged staffing levels are increasing workload and could require licensing, outsourcing or budget changes to maintain service levels.
Jennifer, a planning and development department presenter, told the Finance & Human Resource Committee that rising development activity and more complex projects are stretching a small staff that has operated at largely the same headcount for years. "It is a small efficient group covering a wide range of responsibilities," she said, adding that the department consolidates planning, zoning, inspections and code enforcement functions that larger communities typically separate.
The presentation outlined core services and a five-year snapshot showing an uptick in planning and zoning…
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