Here is an interesting little factoid, Jenny helped my family buy (and sell) our first house in Devon when we moved back from Japan in 1982. Also helped my Dad buy his home in Strafford, and my Mom buy (and sell) her townhome in Devon too.
Joe is one of those guys who I think could be a real hard and stubborn dude if he wanted to be. He is in "control" of zoning, building plans and permits after all - and not a man to cross. Despite the power, I can honestly say he is one of the nicest and most friendly guys I've met in a public service role in a long time. People generally are so beaten down by The System these days that they have become hard, rude, unresponsive and generally disagreeable. Not Joe - he seems to love what he does. Not to mention he is really good at it from what I can tell. I would mention a property address and he'd come right out with,
"I think that's an open lot. Nice neighborhood too."
Anyway, Joe is also my connection for plot plans, tax records and general "how do I build a house?" type questions.
The plan I had on a previous post came directly from Joe. I asked, and he happily went back in to the files and pulled it for me. No fees, no begging, no arguing... just a friendly, "hang on, let me see if I have it on file for you."
Anyway, thanks Joe. We'll be working together for some time, it seems... and I will definitely owe you a beer on the front porch of the new house when it is done.
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