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| According to the March 1 Construction Industry
Research Board report, builders in Lancaster pulled 265
permits for single-family units in January 2006 against
136 in January 2005, for an increase of 94.9%. Builders
in Palmdale pulled 38 permits for single-family dwellings
in January 2006 against 86 in January 2005, for a drop of
55.8%. |
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| The value of residential permits pulled in Lancaster
for January was $48,895,000 and for Palmdale, $9,791,000.
Lancaster's nonresidential project permits in January
2006 increased in value 238.9% over 2005. Palmdale's
nonresidential permits increased in value 26.1%. |
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| Gretchen Gutierrez, executive director of the
Antelope Valley Chapter of the Building Industry
Association of Southern California, said, "Lancaster
is moving along at the moment. There's a lot of grading
activity going on in Palmdale. Obviously we're continuing
to build up here. We expected to maintain the numbers.
"Our builders are actively pursuing projects in both
communities. A lot of our builders are looking at
dirt." |
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