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Show I Building Permit Sales ;Lag During First Quarter Building 'erm:t vil-'.i.ino.i. vil-'.i.ino.i. p.'ih " t a f; number of permits were issued in March, lags far behind the valuation of last year at this time, according to Building Inspector Cecil Shaffer. During January, when heavy snow covered the t area, only two permits , were issued, one for re- sidential repairs and one for farm repairs. Total valuation of the . permits was S5.930. 1 This compares to a valuation val-uation of S16.600 for I January of 1972. Permits issued dur-I dur-I ing February included one new residence, two ' for business repairs and " three for residential re-' re-' pairs, bringing the total for the month to S14, 600. I During February of 1971?. when eonstP'i'tion f" ; 1 e r.ev 1' t .'. . i Building was started, permit valuation totalled totall-ed $152,570. March, by far the largest month of this year, saw permits issued is-sued for 10 business repairs. 5 new residences residen-ces and 18 residence repairs. re-pairs. Total for the month mo-nth was S155.121. This compares to S97.852 during the same month last year. Totals for the first quarter of construction business this year stand at $175,651. more than $900,000 short of the $267,022 for the same period a year ago. The lag in construction for this period is due, primarily prim-arily to the weather, Mr. Shaffer said. |