City issues 46 housing permits in June

The city of Maricopa finished the fiscal year on a strong note, issuing 46 single-family housing permits.

That number represents an increase of 24 permits over last month, but was 57 fewer than were issued in June 2008.

The city bases a portion of its budget on the number of permits issued in a fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30.

For the 2008-2009 fiscal year the city averaged 33.5 permits per month. During the previous fiscal year (2007-2008) that number was 133 permits per month.

For the new fiscal year that started on July 1 the city is basing its budget on an estimated 30 permits a month. Since January of this calendar year the city has averaged 26 permits per month.

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