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Show Construction activity brisk in Davis County during 1991 CLEARFIELD During 1991, construction activity ac-tivity continued at a brisk pace throughout Davis County, Coun-ty, unlike many other parts of the country. In fact, permits per-mits were authorized for more than 1,000 units, said Jack Bailey, manager of Davis County Job Service. Overall, construction of new dwelling units, at 1,057, was up 11. 4 percent over 1990. Value of that construction construc-tion came to $110.1 million, more than a 24 percent climb over the previous year. Non-residential construction, meanwhile, stood at $34.2 million, a 9.5 percent jump. With additions, alterations, repairs added in, total construction totalled nearly $160 million, a 23 percent increase. Construction activity was up in most areas of the county. The only declines came in Clearfield, West Bountiful and the unincorporated area. Four communities reported more than 100 new dwelling units authorized during 1991. They are Bountiful, Boun-tiful, with 127; Centerville, reporting 141; Kaysville, at 127; and Layton, listing 397 new units. Every entity within the county reported some residential construction, construc-tion, with Sunset listing one new unit and West Bountiful Boun-tiful two. Non-residential construction was more uneven in its distribution, although all areas reported at least some activity. Bountiful saw just under $1.3 million in nonresidential non-residential construction, for a 75 -percent-plus drop. Other areas with more than $1 million in activity were Clearfield, also with nearly $1.3 million, for a 48.9 percent per-cent decline; Farmington, at $4 million, more than a 1,000 percent increase over the previous year; Fruit Heights, at $1,070,000, also a 1,000 percent or more jump; Kaysville, with $3.3 million, a 302 percent j climb. - Other cities with major non-commercial projects were Layton, with $15.1 million, for a 116.6 percent increase; North Salt Lake, at $2.4 million, an 18.5 percent per-cent drop; West Bountiful, $1.7 million, for a 77.8 percent per-cent decline; Woods Cross, with $1,095,000, a 39 percent per-cent drop; and the unincorporated county, with $1.1 million, a climb of 68 percent.; By comparison, construction in adjoining Weber County was less than three-fifths as high. At just under $85 million, the county reported 571 new dwelling units, or slightly over half as many as in Davis County for the period. The valuation of $50.2 million was far less than half of the value of new dwelling units in Davis County. Non-residential construction, at $20.3 million, was less than two-thirds as much as was reported in Davis County. Coun-ty. |
