A $51.8 million building permit related to construction of the Great Plains SPC station soared permit values to almost twice the current year’s total.
Development of the 350 megawatt natural gas co-generation plant took permit values to $58 million for the six months ended June 30.
City hall permits for six single family homes added $2.2 million. Home values ranged from $290,000 to $520,000.
To date 16 homes worth $6.15 million have been approved compared with 23 units last year worth just over $9 million.
Other major commercial projects included $2.4 million for a retail complex next to the new Canadian Tire store; $600,000 for restaurant renovations near the Prairie Oasis restaurant; $150,000 for a restaurant renovation across from Staples; and $171,000 for a storage building near Sask Polytech.
Permit values for the first six months of 2022 were 4.5 times larger than the $13.8 million last year.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected]
