Linn County Commissioners get building permits update

ALBANY — Linn County Planning & Building issued 302 total permits in August, director Steve Wills told Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker Tuesday morning.

Wills said there were 31 permits issued for dwellings — five each for single family and manufactured homes, 13 for alterations and additions and eight for accessory buildings.

Of the 302 permits, 59 required plan reviews.

There were 43 permits issued for contract cities, including two permits for single-family dwellings and one for a manufactured dwelling. Six permits were issued for additions or alterations.

There were 10 new code enforcement cases in August and 19 cases were closed.

There were no new fire hardening grant applications.

Wills said there were no land use hearings planned in September, but there will be a hearing on October 1.

In other business, the commissioners:

• Approved a zoning map amendment for Harry Wallace, changing zoning for a 1.24-acre property from Urban Growth Area-Urban Growth Management to Urban Growth Area-Limited Industrial.
• Authorized Roadmaster Wayne Mink to improve the road base, widen and place a chip seal on Sturtevant Road near Lebanon. Estimated project cost is $75,000.
• Appointed Charity Boyer to the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board.
• Awarded a contract for $690,791 to Knife River to develop an RV dump station in Sweet Home for the Linn County Parks Department.
• Approved First-Time Youth Wage Grant Agreements with Berkey’s Blueberries, Wirth Farms, Albany Tire & Wheel, Boshart Trucking, Sweet Home Dairy Queen and the Albany Tennis Club.
• Announced that all three commissioners will likely be present for the 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony on the north lawn of the Courthouse at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
• Approved recording the Linn County Ambulance Service Area Mutual Aid Agreement.  

Media contact: Alex Paul, Linn County Communications Officer, 541-967-3825 or email apaul@co.linn.or.us.