Building permits, values, drop in some RDCK areas
By Nelson Daily Editor
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily
Building permits and construction values were down in the regional district municipalities in September, continuing a trend that has been endemic the entire year.
There were only 83 building permits issued in the last month, down from 119 last year, and 644 issued for the year-to-date in 2010, down from 721.
The construction value of those permits was $5.66 million, close to the $6.2 million that 2009 witnessed. Overall for the year, values are down $1 million to $48.3 million.
Those are the figures for the municipalities of Kaslo, New Denver, Nakusp, Salmo, Silverton and Slocan.
In the rural electoral areas, there were 73 permits issued for a total of $6.1 million. To-date, there have been 562 building permits issued, with a value of $43.3 million.
