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Building department: construction value down about 30% year‑over‑year; new‑home averages and online payment praised
Summary
The Medina County building department reported February construction value running about 30% lower than the previous year, fewer home starts, higher average new‑home cost figures in monthly reporting and positive feedback on a new online payment system and Wadsworth permitting changes.
The Medina County building department reported construction activity in February that remains lower than the same period last year while noting an increase in the reported average cost of new homes and operational improvements in permitting.
Richard Nelson, presenting the building department report, said overall construction value for the reporting period is running roughly 30% below the prior year at the same time. He reported 17 home starts in February, described the monthly new‑home average cost in the record as "400 and '60 '1 thousand" (verbatim from the presentation) and noted the year‑to‑date average home figure as $408,000 based on two months of data. Monthly receipts were down about 16% and year‑to‑date receipts were down about 15% compared with the prior year. Commercial construction activity was characterized as "meager," with a short list that included an "ice bridge and electric service" project (equipment protection that crosses from a service building to a cell tower to protect equipment from falling ice).
Nelson also praised recent permitting work in Wadsworth and thanked clerks and staff for implementing a new online payment system, which the department reported has been well received after initial technical issues were resolved.
Commissioners asked no substantive follow-up questions during the report; the update concluded with appreciation for staff work and a note that review times remain good.
