by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
Construction is moving along at a good pace in Sartell, with total value of permits issued during the first seven months of this year totaling $21,273,493.
That total was $29,784,812 for the first seven months of last year, and for the same period in the previous years it was $35,782,966 in 2015, $13,324,385 in 2014 and $12,905,734 in 2013.
There were 90 construction-related permits issued by Sartell in July and 646 issued in the first seven months of 2017.
As for single-family residential construction, there were three permits issued in July and 35 in the first seven months of the year, for a total permit valuation of $8,404,150, down about $1 million from 2016 but pretty much on par with other recent years and well above the totals for 2013 and 2014.
The value of new permits for commercial construction was $895,000 in January through July, and the total number of remodeling commercial permits during that same time frame was $5,469,090.
Multi-family new construction was – in permit valuation – $3,620,000 in the first seven months of the year, while it was $12,565,000 during that period the year before.
All permits include those mentioned above, as well as permits issued for projects that involved plumbing, mechanical work, fire safety and zoning.
