The Kwahu South Municipal Assembly rolled out a faster system for handing out building permits, and the Municipal Chief Executive Effah Osei Bonsu says his team already knocked out the entire backlog of old applications. The speedup is meant to tighten up oversight on construction while also bringing in more money for the local government.
Osei Bonsu told reporters that sketchy monitoring in past years let people throw up buildings in random spots without proper paperwork or decent designs. He blamed the mess on how long it used to take to get permits approved, which basically gave developers an excuse to skip the whole process.
The new setup is supposed to cut out those delays and get everyone following the rules. The MCE is asking locals to work with the assembly so they can actually manage growth in the area instead of dealing with unauthorized construction everywhere.
Osei Bonsu told reporters that sketchy monitoring in past years let people throw up buildings in random spots without proper paperwork or decent designs. He blamed the mess on how long it used to take to get permits approved, which basically gave developers an excuse to skip the whole process.
The new setup is supposed to cut out those delays and get everyone following the rules. The MCE is asking locals to work with the assembly so they can actually manage growth in the area instead of dealing with unauthorized construction everywhere.
