Algood Updates Building Permit Extension Fees
City of Algood has updated its building permit code to change extension fees. Building Inspector Bob Lane said the permits have a six-month life. He said when builders were coming in to renew the permit, they faced a charge of half the original application fee. “We felt like that was too hard on the contractors […]
Putnam Closes Fiscal Year With A New Record For Building Permits
Putnam County set an all-time building permit record for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The county had 436 permits for $89.4 million. 245 of those permits were for new single family homes. The 2020-2021 Fiscal Year had 382 permits for $61 million with 243 of those being new homes. Mayor Randy Porter released the numbers Tuesday […]
Putnam Building Permits Sees Record-Breaking January
Putnam County broke another building permit record in January, the highest on record for a traditionally slow month. The month saw 28 permits that totaled $8.5 million, with 20 of those being new single-family residential homes. County Mayor Randy Porter said that last year set a January record, with 21 permits for $6.2 million. In […]
Putnam County Tallies Record Building Permits In 21
Putnam County building permits hit record numbers in 2021. Permits inside the county, excluding the four municipalities, totaled $69.8 million. That topped the previous record set just a year ago at $54.6 million. “With all the talk I am hearing about new subdivisions being developed and large contractors looking to build hundreds of new homes, […]
Putnam Construction Numbers Returning To A Normal Pace
Putnam County construction settled down to a more normal pace in August. The county saw 26 permits for over $4 million in construction costs, with 12 of those being new single family homes. The numbers are similar to August of 2020, which had 24 permits for $5.6 million of construction. This calendar year 237 permits […]
Putnam Construction Boom Not Stopping For Rising Costs
March was an all-time record month for single family home permits and construction costs in Putnam County. Mayor Randy Porter said there were 52 permits worth $11.44 million, 39 of which were for single family homes. Porter said that despite rising construction costs, Putnam County is seeing a building boom as people leave the big […]
Putnam County Sees Strong Construction Numbers in December
Putnam County bucked the slow construction trend this December, compared to the previous two years. The county had 20 new permits for $3.77 million dollars, with 16 of those being for new residential homes. In December 2019, the county had 13 permits for $1.5 million. While December 2018 saw 15 permits for $1.44 million. During […]
Putnam Reports $6 Million In Building Permits
Putnam County reported some $6.1 million in building permits issued during the month of July. The 44 permits puts the month behind only June, 2020 for most construction permits in the county’s history. The July number includes 30 new single family residential permits. Five are homes being rebuilt from the tornado. “New construction in Putnam […]
Putnam County Building Permits Hit Another Record
Call June another record-setting month for Putnam County building permits. The county set an all-time record with 54 building permits totaling almost $8 million. Of those permits 34 were for single-family residential homes. All three numbers are new records. These numbers reflect construction in the county only, not including the four municipalities. The previous high […]
