Less housing construction has cut city hall permit values to under half last year’s total after the first quarter.
Housing starts sit at two worth $571,000 — a reduction of $3.1 million.
Building values year to date of $2.76 million are down 58 per cent from March 31 levels in 2019.
March 2020 permits fell $1.5 million from last March to $1.2 million.
Major permits during March included $384,000 for a retail building in the Civic Centre Plaza; $255,000 for Dr. Ramadan’s office on Highland Road; and $400,000 for Main Street Dental office development.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected]
