Rural home tops permit list

Building permits were issued for more than $867,000 in new construction in June in Jay County. The largest project was a new $136,000 home being built by Dion Young at 1664 W. 900 South in rural Portland. Another large construction project is a $125,000 swine confined feeding building being built by William Wickey, 3343 E. 900 North, in rural Bryant.
Other permits were issued to Robert Stockton for a $20,000 barn at 6138 W. 50 South, Portland; Dennis Homan, 5552 E. 400 North, for a $35,000 grain bin; Lucas Schmiesing, 6847 W. 450 North, for a $9,000 building addition; Gus Jackson, 4151 N. 750 West, Pennville, for a $500 barn lean-to; Daniel Burkey, 1204 N. Franklin St., Portland, a $1,000 garage lean-to; Stuart Ronald, 728 E. Arch St., $1,000 fence; Dan Ninde, 109 W. Twelfth St., Portland, for a $2,200 fence; Kyle Teeler, The Flower Nook, 111 E. Main St., Portland, for $500 in business signage; Travis Pond, Corle Insurance and Salon Karma, 207 N. Meridian St., Portland, $575 in business signage; David and Anna Graber, 7101 N. 650 West, Bryant, for a $90,000 new home; Elvin Phillips, 160 E. Maple St., Pennville, for a $100,000 new home; Mark Valentine for $8,000 in a storage unit and business signage at 1165 N. U.S. 27.
Also Curtis Lyons, 8521 S. 300 East, Ridgeville, for a $7,000 pool and deck; Robert Eldridge, 627 E. Votaw St., Portland, for a $6,000 pool with deck; Derek May, 7277 N. 350 East, Bryant, for a $12,000 porch addition and roof change; Joseph Schwartz, 8631 N. 50 West, Bryant, for a $38,000 residential addition; Ron Tschannen, 3137 E. 500 North, Portland, for a $15,000 residential addition; Heather and Toby Morehouse, 2051 W. 650 North, Bryant, for a $100,000 residential addition; Toby Swartzentruber for an $85,000 residential addition at 6919 E. 900 North, Bryant; Bob Hampshire, 421 S. Western Ave., Portland, for an $8,200 porch addition and deck; Max Ballard for an $800 deck at 503 E. Arch St., Portland; Jerry Rogers, 8713 S. 700 West, Redkey, for a $10,000 pole building; Bret Masters, 1720 N. 500 East, Portland for a $35,000 pole building; Levi Girod for a $14,000 storage building at 1720 N. 500 East, Portland; Susan Huey, 116 Green Park Drive, Portland, for a $500 storage building;  and Terry Robbins, 444 E. Seventh St., Portland for a $7,000 pole building.[[In-content Ad]]