The total value of building construction in Mapleton last month was up slightly from the previous year, although fewer permits were issued than in November 2016.
The township issued 24 permits for construction valued at nearly $3,762,631 in November, generating permit fees of $36,082. In November 2016, 33 permits were issued for $3,287,100 worth of construction, netting the township $30,051 in fees.
Agricultural permits, with 16 issued for $2,079,131 worth of construction, made up the bulk of activity in November. Year to date, over $35 million worth of agricultural construction has been approved in the township.
Altogether, the building department issued 351 permits in 2017 for construction valued at slightly more than $58 million, generating about $526,000 in permit fees.
That’s up from 2016, when 308 permits were issued for about $33 million worth of construction and $296,575 in fees.
“We’re having a pretty good year,” Wright commented.
CBO mutual aid
Township council passed a bylaw at the Dec. 14 meeting appointing Darren Jones as acting chief building official (CBO) as required.
CBO Patty Wright explained Mapleton and the Township of Wellington North building department, which employs Jones, have provided “mutual aid” in recent years to bridge periodic staffing deficiencies.
“From time to time CBO supply is required to cover vacation entitlement or other absences. The CAO would determine when coverage is appropriate and necessary,” she explained in a written report.
