subscribesubscriber servicescontact usabout ussite mapBuy a Classified
Wed, Feb 10 2010 

Published: January 27, 2009 10:16 pm    print this story  

Commission asks for review of building code

Christian M. Giggenbach
Register-Herald Reporter

LEWISBURG — The Greenbrier County Commission voted 2-1 Tuesday to hire a Charleston lawyer to review the county’s building code ordinance that was approved last February and adopted state building regulations and standards.

Commission president Betty Crookshanks said questions concerning fees being charged by the county “have come up recently.”

“We want to make sure everyone is treated equally,” Crookshanks said.

Crookshanks and Commissioner Karen Lobban, who campaigned against the building code during her run for office, voted for the review and Commissioner Brad Tuckwiller voted against it.

“It’s my desire to have the building code repealed,” Lobban said, “because the county commission is elected to work for the people and 90 percent of the people in Greenbrier County don’t want it.

“It has slowed the growth of new construction in the county more than the economy has.”

Lobban described the building code as a “wasteful program” because the amount of money brought in by permits fees wasn’t enough to pay for its employees.

Crookshanks voted against the measure when it was before the governing body last year. At that time, the commission also hired a building inspector at $50,000 per year.

“The power company has inspectors that can do that kind of work,” Crookshanks said Tuesday.

Former Commissioner Lowell Rose, who was in attendance Tuesday, spoke on behalf of the building code and asked the commission to carefully consider the nearly two years worth of work that had been accomplished getting the code approved. He did encourage having a lawyer look at the permit fee structure.

Tuckwiller said the building code doesn’t need to be reviewed.

“I don’t think there’s any flaws with that ordinance,” he said.

Along with safety provisions and setting fee permits, the building code sets standards for plumbing and brings county laws into compliance with the state Fire Commission.

Crookshanks said the Charleston lawyer would cost the commission $200 per hour to retain.

— E-mail:

cgiggenbach@register-herald.com

print this story  



autoconx

Premier Guide
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide

Find a job! Find a Home! Find a car!

Premium Jobs

CNAS - MONTGOMERY GENERAL ELDERLY CARE
Montgomery GENERAL ELDERLY CARE is accepting applications / resumes for Certified Nursing Assistants. Applicants may app...>MORE

PROGRAM STAFF POSITION
Mountain State Centers for Independent Living is now accepting applications for a Program Staff Position to work with pe...>MORE

DIRECTOR OF NURSING - THE BRIER NURSING HOME
Director of Nursing. Long Term Care facility looking for a Full time Director of Nursing. Must have a valid Registered N...>MORE

STORE ATTENDANT
Now taking applications for Store Attendant. This position is responsible for the movement of furniture in the store, l...>MORE

COMMERCIAL TIRE SERVICE MANAGER
Commercial Tire Service Manager in the Crab Orchard, WV area. Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years medium commercial...>MORE

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - NORTHERN GREENBRIER HEALTH CLINIC
Northern Greenbrier Health Clinic, Inc., headquartered in Williamsburg, WV has the following employment opportunity avai...>MORE

REGISTRAR AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID
KANAWHA VALLEY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Institute, WV. Invites applications for the following positions: • Reg...>MORE

INDUSTRIAL TIRE / MINE TIRE PRESSMAN
Industrial Tire / Mine Tire pressman needed - skilled tire tech to operate press equipment used to service underground m...>MORE

UNDERGROUND COAL MINING POSITIONS - MAMMOTH
MAMMOTH COAL, a subsidiary of Massey Energy is accepting experienced underground applicants. Our expanding operations ar...>MORE

FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIANS
Immediate openings available. Field Service Technicians, Bluefield and Pineville. Carter Machinery Company, the authoriz...>MORE

See all ads

Premium Jobs

See all ads


 

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.CNHI Classified Advertising NetworkCNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2009. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope and our Internet Yellow Pages site is powered by PremierGuide.
Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
View our Privacy Policy
Advertiser index