Building department issues permits for $5.2 million for April

The value of construction in Mapleton last month exceeded April of last year, although the number of permits was lower.

Chief Building Official Patty Wright reported at the May 9 council meeting that the township issued 25 permits in April for construction valued at nearly $5.2 million.

In April of 2016, 35 permits were issued for construction valued at just under $3.9 million.

Year to date the township has issued 87 permits for construction valued at $14.5 million, compared to 94 permits for about $9.7 worth of construction to this point in 2016.

Agricultural construction continues to drive the numbers, with 11 permits issued in April for $3.5 million worth of agricultural buildings. So far in 2017, 48 permits for just over $10 million worth of agricultural construction have been issued.

Wright noted the April figures are slightly below the five-year average for the month, but year-to-date figures are within the five-year range.

“I have no concerns,” Wright told council.