By TESA CULLI
tesa.culli@register-news.com
MT. VERNON — Permits were issued for close to $19 million in building projects in the King City during July.
The largest building permit was for the U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Center on Shiloh Drive, at $17.9 million. The July permit was in addition to a permit issued in June with an estimated cost of $2 million, which covered the building of footings, foundation and floor slabs at the site.
The facility includes a 73,850-square-foot main building with maintenance bays, administrative space, classrooms, simulation rooms, storage areas, an assembly hall, a kitchen, physical fitness rooms and a locker room. In addition to the main building, a 2,100-square-foot unheated metal storage building is included and a 6,075-square-foot yard which will be secured for military vehicles, a parking lot and lighting and landscaping, all on 23 acres at the corner of Shiloh and Lake Terrace drives.
Other commercial projects issued building permits in July were:
Ryan and Amy Blumhorst, 1318 Salem Rd., to remodel a business at an estimated cost of $10,000;
RTM Operating Co., LLC, 103 Potomac Blvd., to remodel at an estimated cost of $351,400;
Mt. Vernon Fitness Center, 1318 Salem Rd., to remodel a business at an estimated cost of $50,000;
Calvary Pentecostal Church, 406 N. 44th St., to construct footing, foundation and floor slab at an estimated cost of $150,000; and
Epworth Methodist Church, 401 Main St., to construct an addition at an estimated cost of $125,000.
Residential projects in July were:
Brian and Lisa Whisenhunt, 708 S. 29th St., to construct a garage at an estimated cost of $10,000;
Oak Grove Village, 2 Cottonwood, to place a home at an estimated cost of $8,000;
Oak Grove Village, 142 Hemlock, to place a home at an estimated cost of $8,500;
Oak Grove Village, 36 Cottonwood, to place a home at an estimated cost of $5,500;
Larry Gibson, 2012 Broadway, to construct a shed at an estimated cost of $2,600;
Rick Roberson, 3424 Nature Trail, to erect a storage shed at an estimated cost of $2,600;
Connie and Barbara Payne, 9 Curtis Ct., to construct a patio cover at an estimated cost of $1,300;
David Anderson, 2405 College St., to erect a storage shed at an estimated cost of $225;
Cort Jones, 1005 S. 20th St., to set a mobile home at an estimated cost of $4,000;
Allen Jolly, 302 S. 28th St., to place an above ground pool at an estimated cost of $3,000;
Cort Jones, 10 Windsor Dr., to erect a storage shed at an estimated cost of $14,800;
Gary Bradshaw, 475 N. Dartmouth, to construct a home at an estimated cost of $175,000;
Mary Smith, 4309 Ilberry Rd., to construct a carport at an estimated cost of $820; and
Michael and Cindy Meeks, 908 Fairfield Road, to set a mobile home at an estimated cost of $74,429.
One demolition permit was issued, for Sue Harvey, 1304 Salem Rd., to demolish a storage building.
Signage permits issued were:
Praxair/Phillips Sign Co., 425B W. Davidson Avenue, at an estimated cost of $2,800;
Say It With Wood, 701 S. 10th St., at an estimated cost of $50;
Fairfield Auto Sales, 1106 Broadway, at an estimated cost of $200;
Wal-Mart/Sign Crafters, Inc., at an estimated cost of $3,120;
Po’ Boyz, 301 Perkins Ave., at an estimated cost of $100; and
A & K Printing/Phillips Sign Co., 605 S. 10th St., at an estimated cost of $1,500.
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