THE LATEST REPORT ON LOCAL CONSTRUCTION STARTS SHOWS BUILDING SLOWED TO A CRAWL IN THE CITY LAST MONTH BUT NOT SO IN THE COUNTY.
THE CITY BUILDING CODES OFFICE SAYS TEN PERMITS WERE ISSUED IN NOVEMBER. THE PROJECTS HAD A TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUATION OF $122-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THERE WERE NO NEW HOMES OR NEW COMMERCIAL PROJECTS PERMITTED AND THE SINGLE LARGEST PERMIT WAS FOR A $42-THOUSAND DOLLAR RESIDENTIAL ROOM ADDITION. NO NEW INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS WERE PERMITTED AS WELL.
MEANWHILE 14 PERMITS WERE ISSUED BY COUNTY BUILDING CODES ADMINISTRATOR RANDY TASA LAST MONTH. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUATION OF THOSE PROJECTS WAS $869-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE WERE FOUR INDUSTRIAL RELATED PERMITS ISSUED INCLUDING A $150-THOUSAND DOLLAR PERMIT TO GIBBS DIE CASTING ON COMMUNITY DRIVE AND A $120-THOUSAND DOLLAR PERMIT TO THE SPOTTSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BUT UNLIKE IN THE CITY, THE LARGEST PERMIT IN THE COUNTY WAS FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THAT PROJECT
TOTALLED $220-THOUSAND DOLLARS. NO NEW COMMERICAL PROJECTS WERE ISSUED IN THE COUNTY LAST MONTH.