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

Building Permits Far Surpass Last Year

One building permit accounted for nearly half of the total dollar value in Sarnia in April, pushing year-to-date numbers well ahead of last year's pace.

The 56 permits issued last month included one for $4.2-million for a new Union Gas Operations Centre in the Sarnia 402 Business Park. It pushed the April building permit total to $9.4-million, $4-million higher than the same month last year.

Another permit was issued for $449,000 for demolition of the former St. Patrick's High School on East St.

The year-to-date total is now at $24-million, $10-million more than the first four months of 2015.

Building permits were also issued for 12 new single family homes pushing the year-to-date total to 48, 19 more than at this time last year.

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