While the value of building activity in the township is down from last year, chief building official Patty Wright says figures are in line with an average year.
A report presented by Wright at the May 10 Mapleton council meeting indicates 35 permits were issued in April, for construction valued at nearly $3.9 million, generating fees of $28,738.
In April 2015, 45 permits were issued for just over $8 million worth of construction, with the township collecting almost $75,000 in fees.
So far in 2016, 94 permits have been issued for construction valued at just under $9.7 million, generating fees of $74,468.
While the number of permits issued during the first four months in 2015 was the same, construction to that point was valued at more than $25 million, resulting in fees of $129,566.
However, the report shows that from January to April in 2014, only 59 permits were issued for construction worth slightly less than $9 million, generating about $70,000 in fees.
“The numbers are pretty well clear we had a decent month. It falls right within the norm of what you’d expect this time of year with the weather,” Wright told council.
The report states the five-year average of fees collected for the month of April is $36,696. Year to date numbers range from $53,100 to $129,566 over the past five years and the average fees collected to date from 2011 to 2015 is $86,592.
“Therefore, the current year is within the five-year range and slightly below the five-year average,” said Wright.
