It's been quite a while since I have had much to write about. This was us for the past few weeks. After the driveway was roughed in we were spinning in circles for permits. We submitted all the permit paperwork to the town for our barn but didn't find out for a few weeks that we also needed to get a permit from the health department. So back to the start we went to file for a health department permit. The health department took a few weeks to process the permit. SO...back to the beginning again allowing zoning and the building department to issue permits. It would have been nice to know that I needed the health department to sign off BEFORE the other departments! I guess that is why people hire general contractors. It is hard to navigate the bureaucracy! I never would have thought the health department would need to review the barn plans since it doesn't connect to a septic or need any drains etc. It is basically a glorified shed. It will have water and power but I...
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