Crown Manager Optimistic
17 February 2014
Cautious optimism from the Crown manager brought in to fix Christchurch City Council's consents department.
A newly established full management team and the outsourcing of consent activity is clearing the backlog of building consents.
But Doug Martin warns an increase in demand is looming.
"We've been able to really hit the backlog quite significantly. But I'm a bit wary because of the volumes that lie ahead of us. So challenges are to do deal with the volume and think smartly about how to do that."
Mr Martin says 23 additional staff will join the team in the next few months.