Building permits are up significantly in the town of Battleford, both last month and for the year to date.
The July building permit numbers were presented to town council Monday and they show three permits issued for a total value $1,500,000 for the month. One demolition permit was also issued.
That compared to the six permits issued for $972,200 for the same month last year. All three permits issued last month are in the “new residential” category.
So far through July 2018, there have been 23 permits issued for a total value of $6,234,400, up substantially from the 20 permits issued for $3,314,980 last year.
Of this year’s 23 permits, 17 have been residential permits for a total value of $4,329,600.
