trouble getting inspection services to show up?

[Linas Jauniskis]

Hi,

Anyone else have problems with building inspection services not showing up for appointments? Contractors waiting around for inspectors that don't show up drove up my recent project costs by probably a couple $k. Is this because the city hasn't staffed them in proportion to all the developments going up? Seems much worse now than in the past. Wondering if it's just me.

Best, 

LJ.

[Emily Norton]

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[Linas Jauniskis]

Emily, 

Thank you for following up. Final inspector did show up today and closed the permit. It's pretty frustrating to have inspectors schedule then not show up - I think I had three instances on this job - and I'm paying a plumber or electrician hundreds of dollars to wait for a no show. Then to add insult to injury the assessor showed up promptly while I'm stuck with open permits to re-asses and raise my taxes. I can complain to city counselors, but by then I'm already out $k in plumbers and electricians waiting around for no-show inspector. Since no one else corroborated my experience, maybe it's more isolated.

Thanks,

Linas.