Money operates the Building Codes Department
According to Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter, August had 36 permits for $6.4 million in construction, with 17 of those being for new single-family homes in Putnam County.
“In comparison, Aug. . 2024 had 28 permits for $3.9 million with 12 of those being new single-family homes,” according to Porter.
August permits generated $25,782 in fees. That money operates the Building Codes Department.
“Remember, these are numbers for Putnam County that do not include any of the four cities,” according to Porter.
Here are the numbers for prior years as a comparison:
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount | |
| January | 20 | 4,990,900 | 22 | 3,886,300 | 24 | 5,493,600 |
| February | 37 | 6,653,700 | 34 | 8,245,155 | 38 | 10,202,716 |
| March | 34 | 8,705,474 | 25 | 7,056,360 | 54 | 16,349,883 |
| April | 35 | 6,924,500 | 42 | 8,903,850 | 33 | 8,311,168 |
| May | 40 | 7,075,300 | 33 | 7,391,000 | 30 | 5,877,860 |
| June | 36 | 5,922,400 | 36 | 9,476,800 | 43 | 9,989,300 |
| July | 36 | 8,456,000 | 40 | 7,740,700 | 27 | 7,238,000 |
| August | 38 | 7,570,900 | 28 | 3,905,000 | 36 | 6,365,900 |
| September | 37 | 6,171,496 | 28 | 6,478,045 | ||
| October | 47 | 9,429,590 | 36 | 14,411,700 | ||
| November | 23 | 4,487,600 | 30 | 5,612,310 | ||
| December | 25 | 5,829,000 | 22 | 5,397,000 | ||
| TOTALS | 408 | 82,216,860 | 376 | 88,504,220 | 285 | 69,828,427 |
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