Permits for commercial building show decline during August

The total valuation of building permits in August issued by the City Planning and Zoning Department was $584,915 for 34 permits which was considerably lower than the permit total for July that was $5,762,680. But there were several large commercial permits issued in July and only one major commercial permit in August.

That permit had a valuation of $318,000 for commercial addition and alterations a…