5/7/14 - A firm has been contracted by the City of Howell to provide a new building official and code enforcement services. The city council unanimously approved action to stop receiving building services from the county and contract with Carlisle Wortman Associates instead. This includes naming the companyâs Code Enforcement Services Director Craig Strong as the new building official for Howell. City Manager Shea Charles says contracting with other municipalities in the past has worked out fine when there was not much construction going on, but with the uptick in business lately the city feels it is prudent to take control of its own building services. The city has also been having difficulty with the county building services regarding the Heart of Howell project on Grand River. Owner Joe Parker addressed the city council as it considered its decision on Monday. He tells WHMI he has had difficulties over the past couple of months, and currently work on the project has been stalled for weeks. He hopes the new building official will be able to resolve the problems. Charles tells WHMI he has discussed the cityâs action with the county, which was supportive of the decision. (TD)
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