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San Rafael hires veteran building official amid housing safety and climate concerns
Veteran building official Lou Kirk has been appointed assistant director of community and economic development for the city of San Rafael and will oversee the city’s building and code enforcement divisions at a time when mounting concerns over aging housing stock and climate vulnerability are putting new pressure on the city to find solutions. Kirk, […] The post San Rafael hires veteran building official amid housing safety and climate concerns appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, San Rafael hires veteran building official amid housing safety and climate concerns, Veteran building official Lou Kirk has been appointed assistant director of community and economic development for the city of San Rafael and will oversee the city’s building and code enforcement divisions at a time when mounting concerns over aging housing stock and climate vulnerability are putting new pressure on the city to find solutions. Kirk, […] The post San Rafael hires veteran building official amid housing safety and climate concerns appeared first on Local News Matters .
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