Regional Code Enforcement Officer Program

New Program Aims To Help Shortage Of Code Enforcement Officers In Maine

Rural Maine Towns Struggle To Find Code Officers- A New Regional Post Could Help

Photo of Jeff Drew in front of KVCOG Sign

Jeff Drew, the new regional code enforcement officer, at the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments in Fairfield on Tuesday. Drew will serve as code officer for a number of Somerset County towns under a pilot program. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)

Code Enforcement Officers Are A 'Dying Breed’ in Maine

Original Article in the Portland Press Harold

Article also appeared in the Bangor Daily News

Drew is the regional code enforcement officer for a large swath of Somerset County (plus one small corner of Kennebec County), filling what state and municipal officials say is a growing and increasingly dire need for code officials as longtime employees in Maine’s small rural towns, many pulling double or triple-duty across multiple communities, finally retire.

For questions about the Regional Code Enforcement Officer Program, contracts and costs, please contact:
Jessie L. Cyr
Economic & Community Development Director
(207) 238-6387
jcyr@kvcog.org

For questions about the permitting portal, uploading documents, necessary application documents or general inquiries, please contact:
Melanie Weston
Regional Code Enforcement Program Assistant
(207) 453-4260
mweston@kvcog.org

For questions about projects or codes, please contact:
Jeff Drew
Regional Code Enforcement Officer/Licensed Plumbing Inspector
(207) 238-6384
jdrew@kvcog.org

Hours

Office hours are:
Monday - Thursday
Appointments are recommended
as staff are in and out providing
assistance to the communities they are working in.

You can reach any staff member
Monday-Friday
via the contact information here.

Contact Us

(207) 453-4258
17 Main Street
Fairfield, Maine 04937

Employee contact information can be found here

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