Tue
Feb 19 2008
01:33 pm
Sevier County Building Inspector
By: afriqueart

Sevier County has a new Building Inspector.

The new building inspector in Sevier County has never been a building inspector. He is not a licensed contractor. He has no experience setting up a building inspection department or any other department. He's never worked in a building inspection department. He's never been required to know building codes, never has passed a building inspector exam and has no proven track record as a building inspector. Judging from his resume, he has never even conducted a building inspection.

He did have a license as a security guard several years ago.

The Sevier County commissioners have set the county up for more legal action if and (God forbid) when a building fails and it is learned that the building failed after passing the rigorous inspection by the unqualified building inspector.

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Average Guy's picture

We don't need no stinkin' qualifications!

Submitted by Average Guy on Tue, 2008/02/19 - 2:24pm.

Sounds like Sevier County got a new "yes" man. I wish I had something to offer you, but with Sevier County, it's hard to know where to begin anymore.

In thirty years, when city and county "planners" do case studies on what not to do - I have a feeling your county will be high on the list.

Anonymous's picture

I usually just watch and

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2008/02/19 - 4:17pm.

I usually just watch and read on here, but I have to comment on this one b/c this issue came up this morning with a client in my law office. He is a contractor who usually doesn't build in Sevier. The contractor was asked by a homeowner to inspect a home he had just purchased. The contractor told the homeowner that he could not believe the problems with the home, and particularly could not believe the lack of structural support in the home, which was built on a steep hillside. The owner asked him to repair the home to make it structurally sound. The contractor said it can't be done- the home should never have been built where it was, and the cost to do it right would be astronomical, which is probably why it wasn't built properly in the first place. The contractor told me Sevier County is ripe with homes like this, and that this is a timebomb ticking that will eventually become a major issue as faulty construction begins to wear.

Sounds like the new county inspector's primary tasks may include testifying as a witness and giving news interviews.

Anonymous's picture

Severe Buildings

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2008/02/20 - 10:06pm.

Yep, that is Severe County. The new building inspector's number one qualification is he is married to one of our commissioners daughters. The commissioners are setting themselves up for a huge lawsuit and the sad part is that the unsuspecting taxpayers will be the ones to pay.

Anonymous's picture

Severe County

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2008/02/21 - 8:55am.

Sevier County is OUT OF CONTROL.

jbr's picture

It looks like they are

Submitted by jbr on Thu, 2008/02/21 - 9:48am.

It looks like they are taking a new approach to problems related to development on steep mountain sides. Just get rid of the mountain.

afriqueart's picture

No experience

Submitted by afriqueart on Thu, 2008/02/21 - 11:52am.

I think the new building inspector should have at the very least conducted one (1) building inspection.

Sherry's picture

Some cabins need to be condemed

Submitted by Sherry (not verified) on Thu, 2009/01/01 - 8:38am.

i stayed at a cabin in a community called Shagbark in Sevier County. The name of the cabin is Bella Vista, located at 3280 Balsam Slopes Road Sevierville, TN. The only way to get to the third floor bedroom is the elevator. It broke down 4 times during our recent stay. They have a ladder in case of an emergency to climb down, which most people would not be able to use. Since we stayed there, I have complained to Sevier county 4 times, and they did nothing. Your a good old boy county, where nothing gets done unless you know someone. I have now reported this to the state of Tennessee

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