Douglas · 2025-12
Douglas permit value jumps to $6.3 million
Eighteen permits pulled in December totaled $6.3 million, up from $363k the month before. Nine were for elevator equipment. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests rose 10% to 297, led by 44 tree-trim requests (a category the city no longer accepts) and 32 complaints about uncleared sidewalks. Crime ticked up 11% to 239 incidents, though violent offenses held steady at 62. One food establishment failed inspection.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 18 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $6,268,522 |
| New business licenses | 5 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 297 |
| Reported crimes | 239 |
| Violent crimes | 62 |
| Failed food inspections | 1 |
New businesses
- BRONZEVILLE BARBER SALON LLC (Limited Business License)
- ARMOUR BUILDING (Regulated Business License)
- VILLA DUBOIS GUEST HOUSE (Regulated Business License)
- VILLA DUBOIS GUEST HOUSE (Regulated Business License)
- CURL KITCHEN (Limited Business License)
Top permit types
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 9
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 5
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 2
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 2
Top 311 request types
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 44
- Snow – Uncleared Sidewalk Complaint — 32
- Ice and Snow Removal Request — 27
- Traffic Signal Out Complaint — 25
- Coyote Interaction Complaint — 22