7538-R2_ML&P_TownOfBuxton_2019-2020_Web

2020 Annual Report Code Enforcement Office

As can be seen by the table below, building activity has been consistent for several years, including this past year; the year of Covid-19. Per the Governor, construction was considered an essential business activity, so the Buxton Code Office never closed due to the pandemic. It was closed to the public for a few weeks until we could figure out how to open as safely as possible. The Code Office was tasked with making a plan to safely open. We worked collaboratively with all department heads and frontline staff for their input in reopening. Everyone pitched in with good ideas for a positive result. Residents of Buxton were very supportive with little to no complaints on the changes made. Many residents working from home picked up projects “they had been meaning to do for a long time”, thus the increase in Alterations and Additions in the table below. The Code Office also worked to receive a grant from the Maine DEP to assist a homeowner needing a septic repair near the Saco River. Longview Partners and Pinkham Excavation helped make this happen for a successful outcome.

Respectfully submitted by

Peter Gordon Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector

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