Douglas · 2024-05
Douglas permit value drops 54% despite steady count
Fifteen permits cleared in Douglas in May, just one more than April, but their combined value fell to $621k from $1.4 million the month before. Nine were express permits, which tend to be smaller-ticket items. Two sign permits and two renovation jobs rounded out most of the rest. New construction showed up once. The drop's steep, but without detail on what April's big-dollar permits covered, it's hard to say whether May was unusually quiet or April unusually busy.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 15 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $620,979 |
| New business licenses | 8 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 273 |
| Reported crimes | 272 |
| Violent crimes | 95 |
| Failed food inspections | 0 |
New businesses
- DIAMOND KUTZ (Limited Business License)
- NUMI STUDIO INC. (Regulated Business License)
- KRUTHIKA SPICE KITCHEN (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- FOOD XPRESS RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
- WALGREENS #232 (Retail Food Establishment)
- WALGREENS #232 (Package Goods)
- NUTS TO GO (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- WALGREENS #232 (Tobacco)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 9
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 2
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 2
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 1
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 1
Top 311 request types
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 32
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 20
- Street Light Out Complaint — 17
- Building Violation — 16
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 15