A total of 764 building permits were issued in August of which 657 were residential projects, 15 were commercial projects, and 92 were other construction-related permits. The total construction value for all 764 permits was $5,740,000 for an average improvement value of $7,500.
Interestingly, 555 permits (72%) were occasioned by the spring storms that impacted our community.
For the first two months of the fiscal year, a whopping 1,506 permits were issued this year as compared to 279 for the same two months one year ago. Yep, those were two big storms this year - plus a slight uptick in the economy is underway.
The average construction value for the same period last year was nearly twice as high which reflects the large number of lower cost roof, siding, and window repairs from the hail this year.
