October Permitting Slows But Year Still a Record
Nov 3, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT MYERS, Fla. (November 3, 2005) - Lee County's Community Development Department issued 861 single-family home permits in the month of October - a slow down from the last two record months but still The year, in total, remains on a record pace. In the first 10 months of 2005, the county already has permitted $4 billion in construction activity, $1 billion more than the $3 billion permitted for the entire year of 2004. Lee County's Community Development Department released its October 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 861 single-family home permits was $187.7 million. 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 three years 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. To learn more about the department and its services, visit http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/. |