The construction pace in the RM of Estevan slowed down considerably in 2014 compared with the frantic record-setting rate of 2013, according to figures released by the rural municipality last week.
The pull back in the RM reflected the same situation that existed in the city of Estevan for the past two years.
Bill Fowler, engineering services manager for the RM of Estevan, noted the building permit value in the local rural municipality amounted to just under $10.76 million this past year while in 2013, the construction evaluation was just over $35.86 million.
In 2014, the RM issued 34 building permits compared with 53 in 2013 with 16 of the 2014 permits being for residential dwellings, while 26 of the permits were for residences in 2013.
The 16 residential permits issued in 2014 carried a value of $3.94 million, while another eight permits were granted for residential accessory buildings valued at just over $557,000. Ten permits were for commercial facilities valued at $6.25 million.
The RM also issued three development permits for farm building in 2014, all of which were post frame structures.
The value of the 26 residential construction projects in 2013 amounted to $8.62 million and another 11 permits were offered up for accessory buildings, valued at $1.1 million. The 16 commercial buildings that went up in the RM of Estevan in 2013 had a permit value of just under $26.15 million.
In 2013, the RM issued six development permits for post frame buildings.
As reported in last week’s issue, building permit values also dropped within the city of Estevan, moving down from $58.8 million in 2013 to just under $35 million in 2014.
