Escambia Names New Building Official

March 6, 2012

County Administrator Charles R. “Randy” Oliver has appointed Amru Meah as the new Escambia County Building Official.

Meah was selected after a review of 36 candidates that applied for the position.

“Mr. Meah brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Escambia County and will certainly be an asset and welcome addition to our professionals in the Building Inspections Division,” said Development Services Director Lloyd Kerr.

Meah is currently the President and CEO of Meah Associates LLC in Beverly Hills, Michigan, and was the director of the Building and Safety Engineering Department for the City of Detroit until from January 2002 to August 2009. He worked for the City of Detroit from 1977 to 2009 starting in the Department of Water and Sewage. He is also a member of 10 different professional building and fire protection associations.

Meah’s first day on the job in Escambia County will be March 27.

Comments

4 Responses to “Escambia Names New Building Official”

  1. patricia on March 7th, 2012 7:54 am

    Hope that ’s the end of “GOOD OLE BOY ERA” P’Cola is full of that syndrome…U right what wrong wit these people they cut from the bottom and not the top. any tree has to be cut from top….. Who is gona do the road work ? THE TOP LOL!!! :) )

  2. John Doe on March 7th, 2012 7:21 am

    Nice. A breath of fresh air. The beginning of the end for the “good ol’ boy” system.

  3. rmd on March 6th, 2012 7:02 pm

    Escambia county is talking layoffs and they hire a new person with big pay.what a joke.what is wrong with this county? they will cut from the bottom and not the top.Who is gona do the road work ?

  4. 429SCJ on March 6th, 2012 6:11 am

    Interesting google.

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