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Builder says weather windows and scheduling led to poured driveway before engineer review
Summary
Builder Pat Price told the board that a late mirror-image design change and constrained weather/crew scheduling led to pouring the driveway before the city engineer could review it, and the builder said communication gaps contributed to the incident.
Builder Pat (Patrick) Price told the board he submitted mirror-image plans late in the process because of a light pole location and that the pour was scheduled to take advantage of a short weather window. Price said he did not receive timely communication from inspectors in the days before the pour and that scheduled crews and conditions prompted the work to proceed.
Price's account contributed to the board's sense that the event was a timing and communication failure rather than intentional noncompliance. The builder told the board he has worked in the town for many years and asked the board to consider how inspections and communications are tracked so similar problems can be avoided.
