Douglas County and its economic development corporation released a plan Aug. 17 aimed at making commercial development reviews faster and easier to follow. The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan organizes the work into six initiatives spanning process changes, customer service, partnerships and performance measurement.
Published commercial permit targets are part of the plan, along with public reporting of key performance indicators. The county described implementation as already underway when it released the document.
A longer-term goal is a coordinated online system where applicants submit information once and track reviews, payments and project status. The announcement presents that system as a future direction. The practical test for the program is whether its published targets and subsequent reports let applicants see how the county performs.
