February permits generated $30,826 in fees which operates the Building Codes Department
Construction in Putnam County has been trending in the right direction as of late. In January, 22 permits for $3.9M worth of construction were issued within the county. Sixteen of those were for single-family homes.
February showed a steady increase with 34 permits worth $8.2 million of construction and 22 being for new single-family residential homes. In comparison, February (historically a strong month for construction) 2023 had 37 permits for $6.7 million with 23 of those being new single-family homes.
The numbers do not include any of the four cities. Here are the numbers for prior years as a comparison:
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount |
| 28 | 8,516,500 | 20 | 4,990,900 | 22 | 3,886,300 |
| 39 | 7,960,443 | 37 | 6,653,700 | 34 | 8,245,155 |
| 30 | 6,355,500 | 34 | 8,705,474 | ||
| 46 | 9,177,568 | 35 | 6,924,500 | ||
| 39 | 6,575,375 | 40 | 7,075,300 | ||
| 51 | 15,624,742 | 36 | 5,922,400 | ||
| 41 | 9,911,325 | 36 | 8,456,000 | ||
| 31 | 6,679,000 | 38 | 7,570,900 | ||
| 30 | 7,751,000 | 37 | 6,171,496 | ||
| 39 | 5,533,500 | 47 | 9,429,590 | ||
| 22 | 5,041,000 | 23 | 4,487,600 | ||
| 11 | 1,215,000 | 25 | 5,829,000 | ||
| 407 | 90,340,953 | 408 | 82,216,860 | 56 | 12,131,455 |
Numbers courtesy of Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter.
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