A state law signed by the governor last month may cause the City of Lamesa to temporarily suspend fees for residential building permits and not issue those permits until a new fee schedule is adopted.
That item is on the agenda for the Lamesa City Council when it conducts its regular meeting this coming Tuesday, at 5:30 p.m., in City Hall, 601 South 1st Street.
House Bill 852, which was signed by the governor on May 21, prohibits cities from calculating their residential building permit fees on the cost of a proposed residential structure or improvement. No grace period applies for that ...