Thanks for the Edible Fruit Arrangement you sent to me @ my time of illiness. It was a great morale booster.
Dennis Maxfield
Feeling better every day.........

Building Official, Fran Jasmin, is retiring soon. A gathering to honor his service and celebrate his retirement is on January 27th. Please see the attached for additional information.

Just what we needed another building official on the take,here we are trying to upgrade the status of building officials and guys like that make us all look bad.

Please correct my term for i have been proud of being part of this old pillar and sharing in the growth. Thank You! James Sandor, Chief Building Official , Monroe DPS, BO 007-88

For anyone who hasn't seen it, FineHomebuilding.com has a new feature called "Play The Inspector" on their home page. Every few weeks they put on a construction scene with 5 or 6 code or safety problems in the picture. When you click on the correct items you get points, when you miss it takes points away from you. Sounds pretty simple for seasoned inspectors, huh? Even without noise, pesky contractors trying to distract you, etc., sitting at your desk it's still pretty tough to find all the violations.

Please try to correct the problems with the email distribution list as my name has been removed and I have not received meeting notices etc. for approx. 4 months.
Thanks Jim

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About the Program

I am a trainer with the CT Dept. of Public Safety and I am writing a research paper for a class I recently attended at the National Fire Academy. The topic of the paper is utilizing fire and building code officials for damage assessment and for disaster recovery after a large-scale natural disaster. I have a link to my online questionnaire on Survey Monkey and am asking CT building officials to complete the survey.

Henry Paszczuk, Trainer
CT Dept. of Public Safety

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I am looking at updating our web page to include a pool section. Does anyone have a good Frequently Asked Question section or handout that works well for you? I know we can't answer every question that residents could possibley come up with, but our current handout is getting somewhat dated and needs to be modified. E-mail me at wvolovski@granby-ct.gov or if you have something that would be easier to fax send it to (860)844-5325. Thanks for your assistance!