Waiver Program Announced For Holiday Farm Fire Rebuilding Efforts

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published April 7, 2021 at 3:01 PM PDT

People rebuilding after the Holiday Farm Fire just got a break. The Lane County Board of Commissioners has approved a fee waiver program for land use, sanitation, and building permits.

The waivers apply to primary and secondary homes, rental properties, and temporary medical hardship buildings. They’ll be available for a five-year period to the owners of such dwellings at the time they were destroyed.

To facilitate the application process, the board also approved six full-time staff to the Land Management Division. The fee waiver program is retroactive, and cost of qualifying permits will be reimbursed to those who’ve already paid.

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More information is available at www.mckenzierebuilds.org/fees.

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Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016. In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.

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