The reconstruction of Bay Marine in Bayside is underway.
A permit for a new 500-thousand-dollar building was approved at Quinte West City Hall last month.. Chief Building Official Ron Wardaugh says 15 other projects worth 1.1-million dollars, including four new houses, also got the green light in December..
A fire in November, 2008 caused two-million dollars damage when Bay Marine burned down and dozens of boats were destroyed. Quinte West issued 487 building permits for projects worth 59-million dollars in 2009, compared to construction activity valued at almost 80-million dollars in 2008.