Two new home starts among building permits in August

The City Planning and Zoning Department issued 40 building permits during August with a total application valuation of $792,936.

The largest permit issued was to Donald D. Berry at 255 Peninsula for a new residential single family detached building valued at $400,000.

There was another new home permit issued to Rhodes Properties & Development, 103 Hidden Oaks Court, $167,915.

The other permits, t…