Building permit issued for new lumber business

Published 12:00 am Friday, May 2, 2008

Over half the valuation for building permits issued by the City of Albert Lea Inspection Department in April was for just one project. This permit with a valuation of $540,000 was for the new Freeborn Lumber Co. location at 971 Plaza Street.

The city issued 35 building permits during April with a valuation of $1,038,398. This increases the total valuation of city-issued permits to $2,223,832 for the first four months of

the year.

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At the end of April 2007 the city&8217;s report shows a valuation for permits as $4,223,653.

A permit with a valuation of $180,000 was issued in April for the &8220;interior expansion of bank&8221; at 1414 W. Main St.

Naeve Health Care Association, 414 Fountain St., was issued a permit with a valuation of $90,000 in April which was listed as &8220;concrete pads for oxygen.&8221;

The Freeborn County Planning and Zoning Office issued 21 building permits with a listed valuation of $418,154. This increases the total estimated valuation to $1,007,297 for permits issued during the first four months of the year.

One of the county-issued permits was for a new home and three permits were for home additions.