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November Permitting Slows but Year Still a Record
Dec 6, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Gibbs, Lee County Community Development Department(239) 479-8345 NOVEMBER PERMITTING SLOWS BUT YEAR STILL A RECORD FORT MYERS, Fla. (December 6, 2005) - Lee County's Community Development Department issued 703 single-family home permits in the month of November - a slow down from the last two record months but still a modest 6 percent above last November's pace. The year, in total, remains on a record pace. In the first 11 months of 2005, the county already has permitted $4.2 billion in construction activity, $1.2 billion more than the $3 billion permitted for the entire year of 2004. Lee County's Community Development Department released its November 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 703 single-family home permits was $151.8 million. The county also issued permits for 92 duplex units and 315 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 three years is: 2003 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/. |