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From: Dianna Ellis
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:31:00 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
To: Josh Peters; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton; Sally Ellis
Subject: Pending Building Permit - Ellis - RBLD2023-00038
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Good morning County Commissioners and Josh Peters,
I’m writing to you today appealing for help getting the above referenced building permit issued.
With the help of Sally Ellis we applied for a building permit on March 1, 2023 for a simple garage building on established property. Today, June 14th we have reached the 15 week mark
since the application was submitted. That is 75 business days and as yet we have not received any kind of notification that this application is nearing completion.
We have heard the stories of the building department’s issues with staff retention, turnover, etc. While sympathetic to this situation we feel we have been patient with the permit processing
timeline thus far. With Sally’s help we worked very hard to submit a complete and accurate permit application with the hope that this would help prevent delays and/or the need for additional
information.
After Sally’s follow up phone calls and her update to me yesterday, I’m not optimistic that we are even close to finalization which is why you are hearing from me today.
I am truly sorry that the building department is experiencing such difficulties but the delays in issuing this permit are having a negative impact on our ability to get our garage built
during prime building season.
As a citizen and a permit applicant, I would love to see a system of transparency where we can view the permitting process online as it flows through the steps to completion.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Dianna Ellis
Norman Ellis
360-643-1014