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Construction is booming in Highlands East
News23 April 2021
By Darren Lum
The following are briefs from the April 13 Highlands East meeting.
Laurie Devolin, chief building official for the township, said the numbers are showing a lot of building activity when compared to last year.
“As I said last month, we just are on a roll with people who are moving to the area,” she said.
Building permits doubled with 30 permits compared to the 15 permits of last year, including growth with related septic inspections. The construction values for this time of the year has more than doubled at $2,905,444 compared to last year’s $1,341,590.