(Richmond, VA) -- The state of Virginia is expanding a website that tracks the status of permit applications at several state agencies. Richard Stelling has more.Preview: Voicer Script:
The Virginia Permit Transparency website was launched earlier this year and included tracking for applications to the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Energy and the Marine Resources Commission. The expansion announced last week adds the Department of Health, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The state says the expansion will give the public access to more than 100-thousand permit applications that are filed with the six agencies every year.