July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
16 homes built in county this year (6/29/05)
Projects in '05 have value of $14 million-plus
By By Rachelle Haughn-
One hundred and seventy-eight building permits for projects — including 16 new homes — with estimated construction costs of $14,959,756 have been issued in Jay County since the beginning of the year.
The Jay County/Portland Building and Planning Board announced these figures at a meeting Tuesday morning. There was no discussion by the board about the report, which includes permits issued until June 23.
In terms of residential permits, 39 were issued for residential additions and alterations, 16 were issued for new single-family houses and 14 were issued for residential garages and carports.
The new homes are being built in Bearcreek, Jackson, Knox, Noble, Penn, Richland, Wabash and Wayne townships.
For non-residential structures, 17 permits were issued for other non-residential buildings, four were issued for additions to commercial buildings and three were issued for new commercial buildings. Also, seven were issued for structures other than buildings, one was issued for non-residential additions and alterations and one was issued for stores and other customer services.
Among the commercial projects, Wal-Mart began constructing a 155,000-square foot discount/grocery store this year. The Wal-Mart Supercenter will be near the intersection of West Votaw Street and Industrial Park Drive, west of Jay County Hospital.
Plans for the supercenter were submitted to the building and planning department in May of 2004, and the building permit was issued in March of this year. The store, which will include a grocery store and tire/lube auto service center, will replace the current Wal-Mart store on North Meridian Street in Portland.
Five confined feeding operations were issued building permits in Jay County, and permits for 28 agricultural buildings were issued.
Other permits issued so far this year by the building and planning department include eight for fences, four for signs, five for occupancy, four for roofs, three for ponds, four for towers, two for home occupation and one for a roadside sale.
The department granted four variances, two zoning map changes and six special exceptions. Before approval was granted, the lots for two zoning map changes, six special exceptions and four variances were inspected by building and planning department administrator Bill Milligan.
After building permits are issued, Milligan inspects the projects during the construction process. A total of 309 projects in progress have been inspected this year. Inspections on residential structures — which include new single-family houses, residential additions and alterations and residential garages and carports — totaled 144.
There were 67 inspections done on non-residential structures and 45 inspections of confined feeding operations and agricultural buildings. A total of 41 signs, roadside sales, fences, home occupancies, occupancies, roofs, ponds and towers were inspected.
The department’s operating expenses so far this year total $51,861.76. The income, which comes from permit fees, was $16,095.32.
Department expenses include personnel fees, such as salaries and benefits. So far this year, Milligan was paid $18,626, and the assistant administrator Gayle Davenport was paid $10,472.67. Employee benefits paid included $10,704 for health insurance, $1,995 in Social Security and $1,410 for retirement.
Per diems of $170 for the Jay County Planning Commission, $120 for the Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals, $240 for the Portland Board of Zoning Appeals and $270 for the Portland Planning Commission also were paid.
Other expenses incurred by the department this year include $1,674.12 in office supplies, $50 in county attorney fees, $784 in truck insurance for the department’s vehicle, $368.30 in rent, $186.50 in travel expenses to attend seminars, $606.52 for gas, oil and lube, $983.42 in telephone bills, $30 in publication of legal notices and $125 in dues. Also, $3,046 was spent on office equipment.[[In-content Ad]]The Jay County/Portland Building and Planning Board voted Tuesday morning to extend the office hours at the building and planning office in 2006, which will require the administrative assistant to work overtime.
Since the office moved to the Community Resource Center from the Jay County Courthouse in April, it has maintained its 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. office hours.
In 2006, the department will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Administrative assistant Gayle Davenport, who has been with the department since 2000, currently works between 35 and 40 hours per week. This includes covering meetings after office hours. Beginning next year, Davenport will work 40 hours per week, and anything over that will be considered overtime.
Her overtime pay will be time and a half. She currently makes $10.07 per hour, building and planning administrator Bill Milligan said. She is responsible for recording the minutes at four meetings, he said. These four boards only meet when there is business to conduct.
Before voting, board member George Meehan asked why Davenport couldn’t just take time off on the days she has a meeting, to avoid the need for overtime.
Milligan said he often works away from the office during the afternoons, and if Davenport is off there will be no one to staff the office.
“If she wants comp time, I want part-time help because there’s no way to keep the office open,” Milligan said.
In other business, the board reviewed the department’s proposed 2006 budget.
The $114,429 budget includes 5 percent annual pay increases for Milligan and Davenport. If approved, Milligan’s annual pay will increase to $39,115 from $37,252. Davenport’s pay will be raised to $21,993 from $20,945. Also, $1,200 has been added to the budget to cover overtime.
Also added to the 2006 budget is $948 to pay for Workman’s Compensation. The county used to pay this expense, but it was decided individual departments should be responsible for the fee, Milligan said.
The budget must next go to the Portland City Council and the Jay County Council for final approval, because the building and planning department is a joint effort between the city and the county.
Also Tuesday, the board voted to add inspection to the department’s name.
Board president Bob McCreery said the new name should be the Jay County/Portland Building, Planning and Inspection Department because some people in the community do not realize the department does inspections.
Jay County Commissioner Faron Parr, who serves on the board, said the name change would have to be approved by the commissioners and the Portland Board of Works.
The Jay County/Portland Building and Planning Board announced these figures at a meeting Tuesday morning. There was no discussion by the board about the report, which includes permits issued until June 23.
In terms of residential permits, 39 were issued for residential additions and alterations, 16 were issued for new single-family houses and 14 were issued for residential garages and carports.
The new homes are being built in Bearcreek, Jackson, Knox, Noble, Penn, Richland, Wabash and Wayne townships.
For non-residential structures, 17 permits were issued for other non-residential buildings, four were issued for additions to commercial buildings and three were issued for new commercial buildings. Also, seven were issued for structures other than buildings, one was issued for non-residential additions and alterations and one was issued for stores and other customer services.
Among the commercial projects, Wal-Mart began constructing a 155,000-square foot discount/grocery store this year. The Wal-Mart Supercenter will be near the intersection of West Votaw Street and Industrial Park Drive, west of Jay County Hospital.
Plans for the supercenter were submitted to the building and planning department in May of 2004, and the building permit was issued in March of this year. The store, which will include a grocery store and tire/lube auto service center, will replace the current Wal-Mart store on North Meridian Street in Portland.
Five confined feeding operations were issued building permits in Jay County, and permits for 28 agricultural buildings were issued.
Other permits issued so far this year by the building and planning department include eight for fences, four for signs, five for occupancy, four for roofs, three for ponds, four for towers, two for home occupation and one for a roadside sale.
The department granted four variances, two zoning map changes and six special exceptions. Before approval was granted, the lots for two zoning map changes, six special exceptions and four variances were inspected by building and planning department administrator Bill Milligan.
After building permits are issued, Milligan inspects the projects during the construction process. A total of 309 projects in progress have been inspected this year. Inspections on residential structures — which include new single-family houses, residential additions and alterations and residential garages and carports — totaled 144.
There were 67 inspections done on non-residential structures and 45 inspections of confined feeding operations and agricultural buildings. A total of 41 signs, roadside sales, fences, home occupancies, occupancies, roofs, ponds and towers were inspected.
The department’s operating expenses so far this year total $51,861.76. The income, which comes from permit fees, was $16,095.32.
Department expenses include personnel fees, such as salaries and benefits. So far this year, Milligan was paid $18,626, and the assistant administrator Gayle Davenport was paid $10,472.67. Employee benefits paid included $10,704 for health insurance, $1,995 in Social Security and $1,410 for retirement.
Per diems of $170 for the Jay County Planning Commission, $120 for the Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals, $240 for the Portland Board of Zoning Appeals and $270 for the Portland Planning Commission also were paid.
Other expenses incurred by the department this year include $1,674.12 in office supplies, $50 in county attorney fees, $784 in truck insurance for the department’s vehicle, $368.30 in rent, $186.50 in travel expenses to attend seminars, $606.52 for gas, oil and lube, $983.42 in telephone bills, $30 in publication of legal notices and $125 in dues. Also, $3,046 was spent on office equipment.[[In-content Ad]]The Jay County/Portland Building and Planning Board voted Tuesday morning to extend the office hours at the building and planning office in 2006, which will require the administrative assistant to work overtime.
Since the office moved to the Community Resource Center from the Jay County Courthouse in April, it has maintained its 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. office hours.
In 2006, the department will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Administrative assistant Gayle Davenport, who has been with the department since 2000, currently works between 35 and 40 hours per week. This includes covering meetings after office hours. Beginning next year, Davenport will work 40 hours per week, and anything over that will be considered overtime.
Her overtime pay will be time and a half. She currently makes $10.07 per hour, building and planning administrator Bill Milligan said. She is responsible for recording the minutes at four meetings, he said. These four boards only meet when there is business to conduct.
Before voting, board member George Meehan asked why Davenport couldn’t just take time off on the days she has a meeting, to avoid the need for overtime.
Milligan said he often works away from the office during the afternoons, and if Davenport is off there will be no one to staff the office.
“If she wants comp time, I want part-time help because there’s no way to keep the office open,” Milligan said.
In other business, the board reviewed the department’s proposed 2006 budget.
The $114,429 budget includes 5 percent annual pay increases for Milligan and Davenport. If approved, Milligan’s annual pay will increase to $39,115 from $37,252. Davenport’s pay will be raised to $21,993 from $20,945. Also, $1,200 has been added to the budget to cover overtime.
Also added to the 2006 budget is $948 to pay for Workman’s Compensation. The county used to pay this expense, but it was decided individual departments should be responsible for the fee, Milligan said.
The budget must next go to the Portland City Council and the Jay County Council for final approval, because the building and planning department is a joint effort between the city and the county.
Also Tuesday, the board voted to add inspection to the department’s name.
Board president Bob McCreery said the new name should be the Jay County/Portland Building, Planning and Inspection Department because some people in the community do not realize the department does inspections.
Jay County Commissioner Faron Parr, who serves on the board, said the name change would have to be approved by the commissioners and the Portland Board of Works.
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