Construction activity lags

After starting the year on a quick pace, construction activity in Plainview lagged seriously in March.

According to its March activity report, the city issued only 17 building permits during March with a combined value of $89,315.64. None was for new residential or commercial construction.

That brings the total for the first three months of 2014 to 48 permits valued at $418,607.03. Thats compared to 66 permits for the same period in 2013 with a combined value of $753,798.

For the months of January and February, construction in 2014 outpaced 2013 in dollar value by more than $150,000. The lead reversed in March, and the difference more than doubled to $335,191. Through the first three months of 2014 the city has issued 48 construction permits, compared with 66 for the same period in 2013.

Six permits were issued in March for residential additions with a combined value of $42,200, three for residential remodeling for $1,100, one residential demolition, two garage/carport projects at $4,300, one storage building valued at $5,000, three commercial remodel projects at $36,515.65 and one sign at $200.

For the year-to-date, the project breakdown includes eight residential additions, eight residential remodels, one residential demolition, one residential accessory structure, eight garages/carports, one commercial addition, seven commercial remodels, two commercial demolition and 11 signs.

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