Building permits in the city of North Battleford have now officially topped $55 million for the year.
Final numbers for November are now in, and the report from City Building Inspector Jerry Wintonyk shows that through November there have been 100 permits issued for $55,814,400, which compares to 118 permits for $20,387,900 for the same period a year earlier.
That good news had been widely expected, based on word from Wintonyk at previous Planning Committee meetings.
Numbers for the month of November alone showed strong permit value numbers. Five permits were issued for $7,845,600, compared for 12 permits for $1,078,500 last November.
The numbers for last month include one industrial alteration permit for $2.75 million and two commercial alteration permits valued at $5,069,600. A residential alteration valued at $10,000 and a new garage at $16,000 rounded out the numbers for the month.
According to Wintonyk, one of those commercial alteration permits was a revised estimate, as it concerned the Walmart expansion that is still under way.
The original application had estimated a project value as $5.5 million. In fact, the expansion project was now valued at around $10 million, Wintonyk told council Monday.
The other big project was work being done by Lystek at the wastewater treatment plant — the biosolids project announced by the City.
Overall, 2014 has 2013 beat in terms of permit values, and there is still a month left on the calendar. Wintonyk said he looked forward to a “great start” for 2015 as well.
According to the numbers, the commercial and industrial categories have driven the growth in 2014 with 19 permits issued for $22,090,600 in the commercial alterations category alone this year. Four permits were issued for $8,710,000 in the new commercial category as well.
Wintonyk summarized the numbers for the year as follows: residential categories counted for $11.5 million, industrial $12.5 million, and commercial $30 million.
The numbers were presented at the city’s Planning Committee meeting Monday night. At the meeting council also thanked Wintonyk for his efforts handling a busy year of building permits for 2014.
