Building permit values in the City of Red Deer picked up in July, with residential and commercial permits surpassing values for the same period in 2017.
Red Deer’s year-to-date building permit values continue to rise with average permit values nearly double those of last year.
So far in 2018, total permits were valued at $108.2 million, compared to $68.5 million last year at this time.
Notable permits for July include one for the $1.47 million in upgrade to the Glendale Pumping Station, a permit valued at $700,000 for a four-bay commercial building on Golden West Avenue, and a $533,758 permit to install solar panels on the Sorensen Station roof.
Monthly permit statistics are available at www.reddeer.ca by clocking on Red Deer Open Data Catalogue.