Minnich project tops permit list

Permits for nearly $19 million in new construction were issued in the final quarter of 2019 by the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department.

Nearly $16 million of that total involved just one project, the planned construction of one to 12 chicken layer confined feeding buildings by Minnich Poultry LLC Farm No. 3 at 8563 E. 300 North. That project’s estimated construction cost is $15,390,000.

Other permits issued in the period from October through December went First Merchants Bank for a $50,000 drive-thru building addition at 112 W. Main St., Portland; Greazy Pickle LLC for a $1,000 bathroom remodeling at 211 W. Main St., Portland; Alvin Rose for a $6,000 storage building at 246 N. Charles St., Portland; Adolfo Solis for a $700 storage building addition at 827 E. Main St., Portland; Mike Wallace for a $120,000 storage building at 2806 S. Southtown Place, Portland; Larry Beeks II for a $2,200 fence at 145 N. Union St., Pennville; Kevin Inman for a $5,000 pond at 1460 W. Tyson Road, Portland; Wiley and Pam Mooneyhan for a $3,173 storage shed at 106 Jack Imel Drive, Portland; Renita Cox for a $2,700 carport at 811 N. Franklin St., Portland; David and Connie Coleman for a $12,000 garage at 309 E. Third St., Portland, and Verizon for a $10,000 business sign upgrade at 922 N. Meridian St., Portland.

Also to Nathan Christner for a $20,000 buggy barn at 6950 N. 450 Easts, Mark Hein for a $50,000 roof and grain bin project at 4256 S. 475 East, J&I Schwieterman Farm Corporation for an $84,000 grain bin project at 8346 E. Indiana 26, LDT Muhlenkamp Farms LLC for a $270,000 building addition at 8129 E. 500 North, Dues and Sons for a $64,500 solar panel array at 4495 S. 300 East, Rick Dues for a $64,500 solar panel array at 4625 S. 300 East, Joseph Smith for a $6,000 fence at 106 W. 500 South, Jay County Landfill for a $70,000 methanol tank at 5825 W. 400 South, Lukas Darby for a $100,000 residential addition at 2797 S. New Mt. Pleasant Road, and Rick Dues for a $17,700 solar panel array at 3564 S. 300 East.

Also to KAMA Acres LLC for two grain bins totaling $40,000 at 3729 W. 600 South, Ryan Wenk for a $68,000 pole barn at 6987 S. U.S. 27, Joel Walker for a $68,000 pole building at 7156 W. 900 South, David M.K. Eicher for a $12,000 pole barn at 040 E. 800 North, Richard Reinhart for a $10,000 barn addition at 5156 N. 700 East, Jonas D. Graber for a $1,000 barn roof addition at 2304 W. 550 North.

Also to Tim Johnson for a $125,000 hoop building at 1547 Blaine Pike, Tim Johnson for a $40,000 building addition at 2886 S. U.S. 27, Andrew Croyle for a $5,000 garage addition at 1170 E. Koch Drive, Jerry Byrum for a $10,000 pond at 914 E. 500 South, D. William Cook for a $6,000 pond at 2755 E. Treaty Line Road, Samuel S. Schwartz for a $50,000 house at 8561 N. 750 East, and Dale Minich for a $450,000 new home and shop at 4365 N. 850 East.

Also to Stephen V. Hudson Jr. for a $112,000 house at 5460 S. 200 East, Mark Shannon for an $80,000 pool at 6414 W. 600 South, Kenneth Homan for a $6,700 awning at 7310 E. Indiana 67, Alex and Caitlen Langenkamp for a $50,000 garage at 6963 S. 500 East, Linda Morehous for a $9,000 porch addition at 3167 E. 200 South, Mitchell Harter for a $2,700 storage container at 4970 S. U.S. 27, Rodger Cook for a $14,000 pole building at 4957 S. 1000 West, Roger Harter for a $30,000 pole barn at 10937 W. 900 North, Bernard Lea for a $15,000 storage building at 4725 E. Treaty Line Road, Mike Rockwell for a $35,000 pole building at 8293 E. Division Road, Brad Dues for a $22,500 solar panel array at 4050 S. 300 East, Tim Manor for a $1,200 storage building at 3926 W. 400 North, Kim Stant for a $3,600 carport at 3439 N. 1100 West, and Gary DeVoss for a $2,500 carport at 6791 S. Indiana 1.

Also to Mike Kunkle for a $15,000 barn at 7395 E. 400 South, Siefring Farms Ltd. for a $180,000 project involving a pole barn and three grain bins, Kevin Zimmerman for a $7,200 building addition at 6403 E. 100 South, Greg Stewart for a $5,000 barn lean-to at 3947 E. 200 South, Marcia Schoenlein for a $26,000 compost building at 5310 E. 200 South.

Also to Huntsman Farms LLC for a $25,000 compost building at 4849 E. 800 South, Bitter Ridge Wind Farm LLC for an $800,000 building at 5360 S. 700 West, Kevin Inman for a $300,000 garage with living quarters at 1460 W. Tyson Road, Jonas P. Neuenschwander for a $3,000 building addition at 8737 N. 450 East, Randall and Toni Fenning for a $30,000 garage at 5648 E. 300 North, Robert DeWitt for a $3,200 deck at 6353 S. U.S. 27, Rick Guntle for a $14,739 solar panel array at 6316 W. 350 South, Lynn Boolman for a $30,000 storage building at 1581 S. 300 West, Dalton VanSkyock for a $3,000 pole building at 1006 Blaine Pike, and John and Jim Current for an $8,300 carport at 8320 W., 700 South.

Business occupancy permits were issued to Done Right Maintenance and Contracting LLC, 6705 W. 300 South; Crop Insurance Processing Inc., 6593 W. 300 South; Joe On The Go, 1511 N. Meridian St., Portland; June and Co. Boutique and Salon, 301 N. Meridian St., Portland; Hometown Hardware, 104 S. Harrison St., Portland; and Mel Smitley’s Real Estate and Auctioneering, 119 E. Main St., Portland.