The Permit Center A private land use permit consulting service

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The Permit Center provides expert help with building and land-use permits. Bob Querry, an experienced former San Juan County planner, knows how to get the permit you need for your land or building project. You'll save time, avoid frustration and surprises, and be able to look forward to your project instead of worrying about it!

Bob has access to extensive data bases and other on-line services, he can recommend professionals and experts in all fields, he is familiar with most of the islands in the county -- there are almost 200 at low tide! -- and he is friends with almost every government employee. By knowing the right people, and the right questions, to ask, Bob can solve problems, avoid unsolvable problems, and generally straighten out the kinks in most proposals. Bob's computer skills have evolved to the point where almost every application packet has high-quality graphics, professional-looking data sets, and computer-generated forms.

Remember, you are likely to go through the land development or re-development process only one or two times. Bob has been doing it for over 20 years.

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Big or small, new or old, starter or dream, Bob can help.



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