Local contractors face major delays in obtaining building permits

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Thu., June 17, 2021

Construction workers build a structure at a job site off of Deer Heights Road near Airway Heights in June. The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries on Wednesday filed emergency heat and wildfire rules to protect outdoor workers this summer.

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Andy MacArthur, owner of MacArthur Contractors, uses a lift at a job site off of Deer Heights Road near Airway Heights on a hot afternoon on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Local construction companies and contractors have been facing the impacts of building permits that have been delayed by Spokane County and Spokane city offices.

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Orion Wagner, lead carpenter (left) and Andy MacArthur, owner of MacArthur Contractors, work at a job site off of Deer Heights Road near Airway Heights on a hot afternoon on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Local construction companies and contractors have been facing the impacts of building permits that have been delayed by Spokane County and Spokane city offices.

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Andy MacArthur, owner of MacArthur Contractors, works at a job site off of Deer Heights Road near Airway Heights on a hot afternoon on Thursday. Local construction companies and contractors have been facing the impacts of building permits that have been delayed by Spokane County and city offices.

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Andy MacArthur, owner of MacArthur Contractors, uses a lift at a job site off of Deer Heights Road near Airway Heights on a hot afternoon on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Local construction companies and contractors have been facing the impacts of building permits that have been delayed by Spokane County and Spokane city offices.

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Andy MacArthur (left) owner of MacArthur Contractors, and James Aaron, foreman, work at a job site off of Deer Heights Road near Airway Heights on a hot afternoon on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Local construction companies and contractors have been facing the impacts of building permits that have been delayed by Spokane County and Spokane city offices.

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