The estimated cost of building permits in Brighton in August is half of where it was this time last year.
Estimated cost of building permits was $5.396 million for the month of August, down from $10.488 million that time last year.
A total of 20 building permits were issued in August, down from 27 last year.
The number of permits issued in total so far exceeds last year’s total at this point.
A total of 158 building permits have been issued in Brighton, up from 97 this time last year.
In total, the estimated cost of all the permits issued so far this year is $37,942,900.
That is down from $50,154,000 this time last year.
Last year’s total does not include the new Brighton Retirement home being built.