Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Another Expansion of the Virginia Permit Transparency Website

RICHMOND,VA–GovernorGlennYoungkintodayannouncedtheadditionoftwonewVirginiaagenciestobeincludedontheVirginiaPermitTransparency(VPT) website. ThiscentralizedplatformservesasanonlineresourcefeaturingthevastmajorityofpermitapplicationsconsideredbyVirginiaagencies. InadditiontothesixagenciespreviouslyincorporatedintoVPT,thepublicnowcantrackthedailystatusandtimelineofpermitsissuedbytheVirginiaDepartmentofAgricultureandConsumerServices(VDACS)andtheVirginiaDepartmentofMotorVehicles(DMV). “Ouradministrationconsistentlydemonstratesitscommitmenttoincreasingtransparencyandefficiencyinstategovernment,” saidGovernorGlennYoungkin. “WiththissecondexpansionoftheVirginiaPermitTransparencyplatform,weareenablingandencouragingVirginiaagenciestoprioritizethemodernizationoftheirpermittingprocesses. VPTbenefitsCommonwealthagencies,businesses,andVirginiansalike.” “Thisfirst-of-its-kindpermittingportal