Construction remains strong in Putnam

Seven million dollars worth of construction projects added

Putnam County – May 2023 construction numbers were strong and growing in Putnam County.

Compared to May 2022, this years numbers increased slightly to 40 permits issued (compared to 39 in 2022) and $7 million worth of construction projects added. 20 of those were single-family residential homes. For the Fiscal Year, the county has issued 340 permits worth $70.5 million in construction.

201 of those were single-family homes.

Here are the numbers for prior years as a comparison:

2021		2022		2023
	Permits	Total Amount	Permits	Total Amount	Permits	Total Amount
January	21	6,259,335	28	8,516,500	20	4,990,900
February	14	1,794,700	39	7,960,443	37	6,653,700
March	52	11,445,470	30	6,355,500	34	8,705,474
April	40	6,648,166	46	9,177,568	35	6,924,500
May	32	4,588,000	39	6,575,375	40	7,075,300
June	26	3,848,100	51	15,624,742
July	26	3,306,000	41	9,911,325
August	26	4,066,823	31	6,679,000
September	49	8,220,500	30	7,751,000
October	38	7,145,878	39	5,533,500
November	35	7,481,500	22	5,041,000
December	29	5,023,100	11	1,215,000
TOTALS	388	$69,827,572	407	90,340,953	166	34,349,874

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