< Back to All News

Good Economic News: Home Permits Up

Some positive economic news for Nevada County-building permits are up. As of January 31, permits are up 10 percent from the same period two fiscal years ago, and eight percent in the same period last fiscal year. County Building Department Director Craig Griesbach says there’s another positive way to read the statistics…

Listen to Craig Griesbach 1

The increase in newly constructed homes is a general indicator of a rebounding economy. Griesbach says the news is good, but not off the charts…

Listen to Craig Griesbach 2

The Building Department has also seen a steady increase in customers obtaining permits online, including such projects as re-roofing, water heaters, furnace change outs, and other repairs. Online permitting has gone up about 10 percent each of the last three years.

KNCO Web Comments Guidelines

  1. Keep it clean. Comments with inappropriate language, no matter how cleverly spelled or decorated will not be posted.
  2. Comments on the way the story was written or misspelled words will be passed on to the story authors and not posted.
  3. Please use your real name. Anonymous comments or comments posted using a fake name or web handle may not be posted.
  4. Please use your real email address so we can contact you.
  5. No flaming. Any comments that are primarily of a name calling finger pointing nature may not be posted.
  6. The comment section is not a right it is a privilege. KNCO retains all rights as to what is posted on its website.

Leave A Comment

*

*

* captcha