I called a colleague this past week to ask about his experience working in a certain municipality in Metro Atlanta. He said it was extremely difficult to obtain a land disturbance permit in that municipality, and when he finally did obtain the permit, the Land Development Director of this municipality sent an inspector out to observe the construction. All of this is relatively commonplace in metro Atlanta. However, what followed was not so commonplace.
My colleague said the inspector was instructed to hide in the woods on the site and not let the contractor know he was there. That’s right – hide in the woods. He said the contractor noticed this person in the woods and asked who he was and why he was there. The inspector introduced himself and explained that he had been instructed to hide in the woods and not to openly communicate with the contractor.
I’ve seen a lot of strange things in this business, but this one takes the cake. So, if you are on a construction site and see someone in the woods, it might the code official on a STAKEOUT.
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