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Code Enforcement Report for 2022 This is my first year working for Buxton, beginning my employment in July of 2022. I grew up in Buxton so it is a pleasant experience to be working for the Town I have lived in most of my life. Safety is my main concern doing this job. Safety is the main purpose of building codes. We have had other staff changes in the code enforcement office this year. Kelly Willey joined the team in November of 2022 as the administrative assistant to the code enforcement office and planning board. Many people recognize her as a long-time resident of Buxton. She is such a pleasant addition to the Code team and is an asset to this office and the town. Kert Jackson, who is a current town employee, is training to be the Deputy Code Enforcement Officer. This way we don’t have to rely on other towns to provide coverage during vacation or sick time or overloaded inspection schedules. In the time I’ve worked here Kert has shown an aptitude for doing inspections and he will be a great addition to the code enforcement world. Kert is also a long-term resident of Buxton and cares about every aspect of what he does. I am very excited and proud of the team we have in this office. We are attempting to add electrical inspection requirements to the service we provide for our residents. We can do this without an increase in our budget. Buxton deserves to be known as a town that cares enough about our residents to make sure that we are safe in our homes and in the businesses that we patronize. This change is being brought to a vote at the June Town Meeting. The Town is currently enforcing the 2015 International Residential Code in the MUBEC codes adopted by the State of Maine, and the 2021 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code. The Town is enforcing the 2015 edition of the International energy code. This has been the biggest change that builders have had in recent years as we were enforcing the 2009 energy code. A review of permits issued in the last five years is depicted below. As the chart shows we are tracking more types of permits

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