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An article in The Salt Lake Tribune talks about how building permit software for their local City Hall is saving paper and hydrocarbons.

“By starting ProjectDox, the city will spare 512,000 pounds of paper, prevent 2,300 pounds of hydrocarbons, and save customers from driving 360,000 miles, according to estimates from the software company.  Mayor Ralph Becker says the upgrade will be an “incredible tool” for the development community and neighborhood groups. The software also integrates “seamlessly” with the new Web-based program used in the planning division.” …read full article

The building permit software system processes new submissions, reviews and tracks programs, and helps developers, architects, contractors and residents  submit paper-free plans to city offices.

Over the next few weeks we’ll have a series of posts related to SaaS and local governments. The authors will be from our internal team: me/Susan (editor), Michele (COO and SaaS guru), James (product development), Ryan (support and training), and Nicki (implementation, support and training).

We invite all of our readers to follow along and comment with questions or additional information.