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As outspoken as the Council was two weeks ago, they were silent Tuesday, Oct. 9, when they voted 4-0 to deny adoption of new building codes that would create more stringent requirements for energy conservation in new commercial and residential construction and remodeling.
The code changes seemed to be on their way towards passage at the Sept. 25 meeting when Councilman Geno Withelder abruptly raised objections to them.
The ordinance change would have incorporated amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code that went into effect July 1 throughout the State.
"What would be the outcome if we did not vote on this bill to accept it and make it part of our municipal code," Withelder asked Kurt Sawyer, Development Services Director at the Sept. 25 meeting. "What penalties would we face? What sanctions would we have? Who would impose them? Why are we forced to adopt this in these economic times? Who says we have to do this?"
Withelder said at the time that the changes would increase the cost of construction.
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Mesquite Nevada Number One Online News Source Mesquite Citizen Journal
The code changes seemed to be on their way towards passage at the Sept. 25 meeting when Councilman Geno Withelder abruptly raised objections to them.
The ordinance change would have incorporated amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code that went into effect July 1 throughout the State.
"What would be the outcome if we did not vote on this bill to accept it and make it part of our municipal code," Withelder asked Kurt Sawyer, Development Services Director at the Sept. 25 meeting. "What penalties would we face? What sanctions would we have? Who would impose them? Why are we forced to adopt this in these economic times? Who says we have to do this?"
Withelder said at the time that the changes would increase the cost of construction.
Story here:
Mesquite Nevada Number One Online News Source Mesquite Citizen Journal