Home Builders Association: construction supports 483 jobs

By Observer Staff
| 4:00 a.m. May 13, 2014

The number of residential construction permits issued in Palm Coast has risen significantly since 2011. Image courtesy of the Flagler County Home Builders Association.

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Flagler County jurisdictions issued permits for 46 new homes in April and 173 so far this year, according to data released by the Flagler County Home Builders Association in a press release.

This year, according to the press release, the residential construction generated $18.9 million in local income, including $5.2 in revenue for local businesses, $13.7 million in wages and salaried and $3.4 million in taxes and fees. The construction also supported 483 local jobs, according to the press release.

The Flagler County Home Builders Association estimated that the homes will generate $5 million in local income and support 128 local jobs.