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A slow start to the New Year

February 1, 2008

Residential permits are approximately 4 million dollars lower than January 2007, caused by a drop in single family housing construction. This moderate decline reflects the slowdown of single family housing development across the province. Permits highlighted for January include a $5.5M permit issued to Chandos Construction Ltd. for the additions to the Millennium Centre.

Monthly permit statistics will be posted on The City’s website at www.reddeer.ca/inspections.

Value of building permits

January 2008

January 2007

Permits

Est. value

Permits

Est. value

Red Deer

143

$19,029,589

239

$24,340,099

Residential

121

$11,699,614

225

$15,499,339

Commercial

18

$7,031,975

9

$1,029,500

Industrial

3

$45,000

4

$2,011,260

Public

1

$253,000

1

$5,800,000

Miscellaneous

0

$0

0

0

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For more information, contact:

Paul Meyette, Manager
Inspections and Licensing
The City of Red Deer
(403) 342-8190