Village building activities in March down compared to 2011

Four new single-family house permits issued by the Ruidoso Building Division in March pumped up the final valuation for construction that month by $678,080 for a total of $1,500,231.

The figure represents a significant drop from $2.3 million in March 2011, according to reports compiled by the division. Last year for the corresponding month, nine permits were issued for single-family dwellings, adding up to $1.3 million in construction value.

The staff issued 124 permits last month, while 128 were registered a year ago. The four houses accounted for $4,852.31 of the fees collected, bringing March fees this year to $21,906, a drop from $26,997 in March 2011. Contractors handling the jobs are Ratliff Construction, Ruidoso Mountain Builders and John Cornelius Builders.

Residential additions accounted for $363,278.76 in value and $3,805.73 in fees. Four commercial additions added $82,236.32 in value and $991.13 in fees. Three residential garage/carports matched that at $82,761 in value and $961 in fees. Twelve residential additions contributed $363,278 in value and $3,805 in fees.

Other categories significantly impacting the month's figures included residential garages or carports, residential re-roofing, residential decks and a new commercial building being built by Budaghers Landscape Co. at 109 Pikes Peak Road.

The division issued 40 residential electrical permits and six commercial electrical permits. Thirteen residential plumbing/mechanical permits were

During March, the department also switched to Incode from a previous software program used to report its statistics.

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Village building activities in March down compared to 2011