Construction activity in the township continues to lag behind last year (through September). However the local building department states the figures remain within the five-year range.
The township issued 23 building permits in September for construction valued at about $2.3 million. In September 2015, 27 permits were issued for construction valued at nearly $2.9 million.
Year to date, the building department had issued 256 permits for construction valued at $28 million, compared to 285 permits for projects worth $48 million the previous year.
However, chief building official Patty Wright noted in her report to council on Sept. 24 that 2016 numbers for both permits and construction value are higher than in 2014.
“The five-year average of fees collected by the building department for the month of September is $25,955; therefore the current month is above the five-year average,” Wright explained in her report.
“Year-to-date numbers range from $182,487 to $326,479 over the past five years and the average of fees collected to date from 2011 to 2015 is $247,263. The current year to date is within the five-year range but slightly below the five-year average.”
“We’re doing fine and we’re in the black. I have no concerns,” Wright stated.
