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Local builder faults Code Enforcement practices, says delays cost $25,000 on single job
Summary
Builder Mark Harwood told the committee he has been fined and delayed by Code Enforcement Administrator John Graham; Harwood said one project required redoing engineer plans for a one-inch basement change, causing a three-week delay and more than $25,000 in crew costs and arguing the department discourages building despite $2 million in work lined up.
During the Other Business portion of the meeting, builder Mark Harwood addressed the committee to complain about the management style and decisions of Code Enforcement Administrator John Graham. Harwood said he had been fined and is not attempting to skip inspections but described a recent project where "the homeowner requested a one-inch change on a finished basement project and was not allowed to continue until the engineer redid the plans which caused him delays for three weeks and repositioning of his crew costing him over $25,000." Harwood said he has $2 million worth of work lined up locally but suggested contractors are discouraged from building under current enforcement practices.
Committee members did not take immediate action during the meeting; Mr. Hogan asked for a follow-up on a related billing question elsewhere in the agenda and Chairman Henke noted the Audit Committee chairman will draft a letter seeking itemized bills for psychiatric evaluation expenses in a separate matter. The transcript does not record a departmental response to Harwood’s complaint at this meeting.
