Improvements to the McDonalds' Restaurant on Main Street of $838,000 was the largest building permit issued by the city during October.
Next largest at $250,000 was for a government storage building on Ninth Avenue Southeast near the sewage lagoon.
A $200,000 manufacturing plant was started in the 1100 block of Ominica Street East in the light industrial section.
Permits for the 10 months amounted to $83.8 million for a 36 per cent increase over last year's values.
Year-to-date, 26 houses worth $10.1 million have been started compared with 19 worth $11.8 million last year . Inflation seems to have reduced new home costs with an average $388,000 compared with $621,000 last year.
During October, three new houses worth almost $1.1 million were started, while four worth $1.19 million were begun last October.
