HARRISON — A proposal to reduce the code enforcement/assessing line by $29,280 to $152,156 (budget for one code enforcement officer and to outsource assessing) raised some eyebrows at Harrison’s annual town meeting.
Longtime CEO and assessor John Wentworth officially retired, opening the door for the town to approach matters slightly differently. A clerk would assist with clerical matters, but inspections and permit issuance fall upon the CEO. Interim Town Manager Brad Plante said the clerk would help “administratively” but will not be a code enforcement officer. “That person will merely be administratively assisting in any way they can to try to take some of the burden off of Jim (Fahey, the town’s CEO),” Plante noted.
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