Audit of Fairhaven Building Department to help standardize permit process
Audit of Fairhaven Building Department to help standardize permit process Daniel Schemer FAIRHAVEN — A recent audit did not turn up numbers regarding possible lost revenue from building and permit fees, but it did reveal other issues in the Building Department. The Board of Selectmen previously had discussed that revenue from the Building Department for 2019 and much of 2020 was down substantially from previous years, so the town hired an accounting firm to investigate these concerns. At the Dec. 21 selectmen meeting, the board discussed the findings from an audit conducted by CPA firm Mela...