Fourth quarter, full-year building reports released

Dan Gladwill, county building inspector, delivered year-end and fourth-quarter building reports to county commissioners Jan. 21.

“A little short of most of the years past,” Gladwill said of the last quarter.

For the year-end, it was as expected.

“About average, but the fourth quarter was slow,” said Mark Storey, Public Works director.

The top three commercial projects for the year were $2.6 million for the St. John Hardware and Implement retail and shop buildings at the state line; $525,000 for a shop building at the Mockonema McGregor plant and $166,000 for the McCoy Land Company grain pads p...