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Monthly Permit Record Shattered in First Month of 2005
Feb 9, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Gibbs, Lee County Community Development Department LEE COUNTY: MONTHLY PERMIT RECORD SHATTERED IN FIRST MONTH OF NEW YEAR FORT MYERS, Fla. (February 9, 2005) - Lee County's Community Development Department issued a record 746 single-family home permits in the month of January - the first time more than 700 home permits have been issued in a month. It is the highest monthly total ever and a 36 percent increase over January 2004. Lee County's Community Development Department released its January statistics today. The totals are for unincorporated Lee County, City of Bonita Springs and Town of Fort Myers Beach. Both Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach contract with the county to do their permitting services. The value of the 746 single-family home permits was $156.9 million. The county also issued permits for 198 duplex units and 238 multi-family units. Permitting value in Lee County experienced a record increase in 2004, surging $1 billion to hit the $3 billion mark. In 2003, permit value was $2 billion; in 2002 it was $1.5 billion. Single-family permitting for the last 22 months is: 2003
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2005 Lee County Community Development oversees planning, zoning, and development services such as permitting, development review, code enforcement and building inspections in the unincorporated areas of the county and for Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach. It employs 230 people and has a fiscal year 2005 operating budget of $23.4 million. To learn more about the department and its services, visit http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/. |