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The Little Flock City Council voted Monday night to waive building permit fees for those rebuilding from both major storms this year. City leaders met at Sunshine School and Development Center since Little Flock City Hall was destroyed in the May 26 storm. “Look, sometimes you’re going to have things happen,” Mayor Jeff Van Sickler said. Hopefully, not very often. But, I think we made the best of a bad situation, and we’re coming out on the other side of it.” At Monday night’s council meeting, members approved ordinance 2024-015. It will waive or reimburse storm-related building permit fees for any structure damaged by either the May 26 storm or the Nov. 4 one. “So, they have one year from the date of the storm,” Van Sickler said. “Any permit that they submit to us, we have an eligibility process.” A process that will require submitting pictures of your property before and after the storm. Also, being interviewed by the mayor himself. The mayor will even visit the property in question to make sure the structural damage actually exists. “And then we’ll waive the permit fees and all inspection fees, as well as the development impact fees for those who happen to lose their homes,” Van Sickler said. Offering a break for those impacted by the storms as we enter the holiday season. “Plus, it just really promotes, you know, hey, let’s rebuilding in our community rather than take it somewhere else,” Van Sickler said.As far as how much money a property owner could save, that’s determined on a case-by-case basis. It could range anywhere from a couple of hundred dollars to several thousand dollars.