Exploring ways to help Long Island builders and homeowners cut down on the red tape of permits

It’s rare that town officials from Babylon, Brookhaven and Huntington are all on the same page.

But Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer and Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci – along with the Huntington Town board, have all expressed support of bills making their way through the State Legislature that would streamline the building permit process and allow builders to "self-certify" projects that conform with local and town codes. That would give the builder the ability to sign off that a project meets a town’s codes, cutting through some of the bureaucracy of having towns approve every building permit.

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