Douglas · 2024-06
Douglas permit value jumps 310% to $2.5M
Twelve permits pulled $2.5 million in Douglas in June, a 310% spike from May's $621k, even as permit count dropped from 15 to 12. Half were express permits, the rest split between renovations and new construction. Crime edged up 7% to 291 incidents, though violent offenses held steady at 94. Pothole complaints led service requests at 30, same overall total as last month. One food establishment failed inspection.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 12 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $2,546,460 |
| New business licenses | 45 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 273 |
| Reported crimes | 291 |
| Violent crimes | 94 |
| Failed food inspections | 1 |
New businesses
- TKS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (Limited Business License)
- N.A.B.INC. (Limited Business License)
- WHITE CAP NURSING, INC. (Limited Business License)
- BOOST MOBILE (Limited Business License)
- ILLINOIS INST OF TECHNOLOGY (Retail Food Establishment)
- JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE (Limited Business License)
- ILLINOIS INST OF TECHNOLOGY (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- 36TH AND KING DRIVE INC BP (Filling Station)
- HAFID HAIR DESIGN (Limited Business License)
- 7-ELEVEN (Tobacco)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 6
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 4
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 2
Top 311 request types
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 30
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 22
- Traffic Signal Out Complaint — 20
- Street Light Out Complaint — 19
- Tree Planting Request — 14