A home under construction in Sarnia (BlackburnNews.com file  photo)A home under construction in Sarnia (BlackburnNews.com file photo)
Sarnia

2018 building permits lag behind 2017 numbers

The City of Sarnia has released its year-end building permit stats for 2018.

In December, 27 permits were issued for a total of $11.1 million. The largest was $6.2 million for an addition at 2701 Lakeshore Road.

That brings the total for the year to 542 permits worth $92.9 million.

The permits are lagging behind 2017's total of 592 which totalled $107.7 million. That was helped by a $21.7 million permit for an addition to Great Lakes Secondary School.

In 2018, there were 83 permits issued for single-family homes, which is 12 fewer than in 2017.

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