August 29, 2005

Have Builders Outpaced Services?

News-Press story Aug. 28, '05
The city is growing so fast that the demand for services in areas where there are sewer lines could outstrip the city's ability to treat sewage before the expansions are completed, according to a letter from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
A similar situation with wastewater treatment conditions occurred in the 1980's on Fort Myers Beach, said Cape Coral Assistant City Attorney Marilyn Miller. It amounted to a moratorium on new construction until Lee County added more capacity, she said.
Question, will the CC construction industry be faced with similar situation?

From the city web page: Home Building Slows Slightly in July
Home building
slowed in July with only 481 single-family home permits issued. While the 481 permits seem low compared to previous months, a year ago, this total would have been a near record. In June, the City issued 711 single-family home permits. This is the third highest monthly total, surpassed only by the 858 permits issued in March and the 724 permits issued in May. The total number of single-family home permits issued for the first 10 months of FY 2005 is 6,187. This easily surpasses the 5,392 permits issued in FY 2004, and the City has two months remaining in the fiscal year

2 Comments:

Comment...

With all of the destruction along the Gulf Coast maybe Cape building will have to slow down due to a shortage of material and manpower.

9/04/2005 11:28 AM  
Comment...

A slow down in building here on the Cape is an excellent idea, whose idea has come!

Perhaps with a slow down, we can attend to the infrastructure needs that the Cape has.

Further, we would not have to hire all these bodies who may not be doing the job they should be doing with the proper due diligence!

9/18/2005 5:20 PM  

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