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Page I of 2 Tony Lee From: Margaret McLeod Sent: Friday, July 06, 2D07 9:02 AM To: Kirk Brooks; Tony Lee Subject: FW: 2713 21 st St / Permit # M0509-004 Attachments: 2713 Permit letter from McLec.d What response is appropriatc hcre? Note a copy of Mr. Joehnck's c-mail went to Kate Rcardon. My wish is that respense ��ould bc prompt and not frura mc. Thanks, MM Prom: Tom Joehnck [mailto:tom@cascaderealtyinc.com] Secit: Friday, July 06, 2007 8:18 AM To: Margaret McLeod Cc: Kate Reardon Subject: 2713 21st St / Permit # M0509-004 Dear Ms. McLeod; I received yc;ur letter dated July 3, 2007 and have a few comments regarding content. Your first paragraph talks about the IBC and the IRC, your letter would sound a lot more professional if you would take responsibility for the requirement rather than attempt to hide behind some big universal book that the City of Everett had absolutely nothing to do with writing. Regarding the 1) 2) and 3); doesn't City Code contain any requirements for contractor's to insure the permits they pull get finaled? Apparantely not, you know who pulled th2 permit and when, as the homeowner 1 understand I am ultimately responsible but you realiy don't have to be nasty about this, generally people don't respond well to threats. This letter should have gone to the contractor with perhaps a copy to me to insure the contractor followed through. Please bear in mind only you and the contractor know what tlie requirerrents a�a, the homeowner simply hires the contractor who in turn gets the required International permits from the City to do the job. Notice how the homeowner is not involved in the permit process. In response to your last paragraph do I sense a veiled threat? Prospective buyers and lending institutions have access to these records. Come on Margaret, you and I both know that although that is true the reality is that percentage wise very very few evar routine!y ask for the �ecords and even when they do, from persona! experience, your depariment is less th2n heipful. You make retrieving these records so cumbersoine that unless there is a real problem the effort is more trouble than it is worth. To the best of my knowledge the work was complete in October 2005 and my current tenant moved in November 1st of 2005. Your letter suggests the permit should have been finaled by roughly March of 2006, approximately a year and four months ago, I just have to Nonder why this is the tu::t I have heard from you and why all the threats. I also have to wonder who really wrote that let;er, if anyone in City Government believes "heavy handed" tactics work they should really be wary of their job security come time for cuts or elections as letters noC carefully worded could be a detriment. All of this being said i will be happy to assist in completing the permit process as required by all the National Codes, if the City of Everett happens to have any requirements I'll be happy to do what I can to comply with those codes as well just let me know what they are. It doesn't appear ircm your letter you are willing to volunteer much information so I'll start by agreeing to play your game of twenty questions by asking what was inspected, what is missing, wnat still needs to be inspected, when would you like to inspect it, what is it going to cost me and do I need a new permit? If 1 need a new permit is that a National Permit or a City Permit? Is there a difference and if so what is the difference? Thank you in advance for any assistance you may be willing to provide in getting this problem taken care of. Tom Joehncic 7/6/?007