“In comparison, April 2025 had 33 permits for $8.3 million.”
According to Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter, the county had 35 permits for $9.3 million in construction in April.
24 of those were for new single-family homes.
“In comparison, April 2025 had 33 permits for $8.3 million with 20 of those being new single-family homes,” according to Porter. “April permits generated $35,042 in fees which operate the Building Codes Department.”
These numbers are for Putnam County and do not include any of the four cities.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||||
| Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount | |
| January | 20 | 4,990,900 | 22 | 3,886,300 | 24 | 5,493,600 | 30 | 6,385,000 |
| February | 37 | 6,653,700 | 34 | 8,245,155 | 38 | 10,202,716 | 31 | 6,367,500 |
| March | 34 | 8,705,474 | 25 | 7,056,360 | 54 | 16,349,883 | 39 | 12,797,836 |
| April | 35 | 6,924,500 | 42 | 8,903,850 | 33 | 8,311,168 | 35 | 9,253,000 |
| 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 | 38 | 9,415,037 | ||
| October | 47 | 9,429,590 | 36 | 14,411,700 | 43 | 9,855,147 | ||
| November | 23 | 4,487,600 | 30 | 5,612,310 | 39 | 8,434,167 | ||
| December | 25 | 5,829,000 | 22 | 5,397,000 | 24 | 5,664,000 | ||
| TOTALS | 408 | 82,216,860 | 376 | 88,504,220 | 429 | 103,196,778 | 135 | 34,803,336 |
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