This past week, the Garrett County Department of Planning and Land Development reported on preliminary housing projections for Garrett County over the next twenty five years. According to The Republican,
Growth projections will be used for a variety of planning purposes, including establishing additional land development policies for the county's new comprehensive plan,
The current number of building permits is in decline at this point of time in the county, according to Chief Jim Torrington, Permits and Inspection Division.
We are in somewhat of a decline by the number of permits," he said. "However, the value of square footage remains very high."
As of the end of September, he said, there were 551 permits issued for new construction. Last year for this same time period there were 557 issued, compared to 625 in '04, 595 in '03, and 615 in '02.
Torrington noted that single-family home permits are down in the Deep Creek Lake area. Of the total number of single-family home permits issued so far this year, 40.7 percent were for the lake area, compared to 43 percent last year, 47.4 percent in '04, 57.1 percent in '03, and 60.6 percent in '02.
He noted, however, that growth was occurring in other areas of the county.
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