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Hulas in the course of their work -~ that's equal to seven trips around the earth. They inspected buildings from Lincoln School to Stanley Clark, from USF Holland in the Blackthorn area to DSW Shoes at Erskine Village. Value of new construction building permits issued in the City of . , . -~.. t f ~- Win;. ,~`. ~ ~., ~ ~, _~~~ South Bend last year was $136 million, an increase of 29% from 2004. There were 166 new single-family home starts at an average cast of $151.,000. This is the second highest number of new home starts in the past ten years, but by far the highest average cost. Total value of new home construction was $25 nullion, up 24% from the previous year. Our efforts to provide a full range of housing options are paying off. Builders are eager to hookup to municipal sewer and water. We expect continued growth in both new home construction and total construction. Once buildings are constructed and occupied, n~ak~ng sure that they remain habitable becomes the responsibility of Code Enforcement, Improving and maintaining our housing stock and providing environmental enforcement are the tasks which require most of our effort and which. have the biggest impact on our neighborhoods. In 2005, Code inspectors performed 42,000 inspections for public nuisance, housing, Zoning and vehicles. Over 17,000 notices were sent to property owners and our crew cleaned andlor mowed 7300 properties. Our Abandoned Vehicle Specialist towed 641 unwanted and unsightly vehicles. Animal Care and Control officers respond quickly and professionally to reports of stray, abandoned, injured, mistreated or dangerous animals. We again partnered with Pet Refuge to bring Neuter Scooter to town, a low cost alternative for spay/neuter procedures on cats to stop overpopulation and reduce the spread of disease. 1821 cats received this service. We haven't heard if they are happy about it, but none have called to complain. A-22