By Staff Reports
(Maui) – Back by popular demand the County of Maui is holding its second Permitting Open House next month, as an initiative of Mayor Alan Arakawa’s Permit Process Improvement Team.
Representatives from the departments of Planning, Public Works, Environmental Management, Water and Fire will all be in the same room at the same time to answer questions from the public regarding any permit concerns. If interested please bring your building plans and other supporting documents with you.
The last Permitting Open House was held on July 6th and was received with great enthusiasm from the community, many of which were able to get their concerns resolved immediately after seeing department representatives. Others were able to schedule follow up appointments to talk in further detail.
“We had residents, developers, those in the construction industry and real estate industry all come up and have face to face meetings with department personnel,” said Mayor Arakawa. “In some cases they were able to discuss an issue with one department then switch seats and meet with the next department about a related issue making for a very efficient afternoon.
The open house was so well received that we are doing it again. And will keep holding these sorts of gatherings as long as the community says it is working for them.”
The Permitting Open House will be held on the 9th floor of the Kalana O Maui building located at 200 South High Street in Wailuku from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room. Please register at the front when you walk out of the elevators.
For more information about the Permitting Open House call Capital Improvement Program Coordinator Wendy Taomoto at 270-6258.