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August Permits Set All-Time Record
Sep 7, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT MYERS, Fla. (September 7, 2005) - Lee County's Community Development Department issued 1,309 single-family home permits in the month of August - an all-time record and more than double that of July 2004. Just three years ago, a 300 single-family permits month was considered a robust month of activity. The year, in total, also remains on a record pace. In the first eight months of 2005, the county already has permitted $3.1 billion in construction activity, more than for the entire year total for 2004. Lee County's Community Development Department released its August 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 1,309 single-family home permits was $280.3 million. The county also issued permits for 108 duplex units and 378 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 29 months is: 2003 2004 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 260 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/. |