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Article: Contractor would act as building department.
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- The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)
- Article date:
- January 25, 2006
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Byline: Jonathan Abel
Jan. 25--BROOKSVILLE -- The City Council is tired of routing all of Brooksville's building applications through the Hernando County Development Department, as it has for the past decade.
At its meeting Monday night, the council decided to seek bids for a contractor to run a "full-service building department" for the city, including permitting and inspections.
The department would help applicants avoid the glut of applications that get sent to the county and would ultimately be a way of fast-tracking the process in the city. The change might take effect as soon as late March or April and could be paid for through existing ...