2020 construction nears $10.2M

Despite pandemic, December surge pushes year-end permit total to 

A $2.18 million project to expand the Aurora United Methodist Church was the largest single building permit issued at City Hall in 2020.
A $2.18 million project to expand the Aurora United Methodist Church was the largest single building permit issued at City Hall in 2020.

Local construction activity in Aurora topped a 10-year average in 2020, a positive sign of growth and progress which unfolded in the midst of an ongoing pandemic that disrupted business and industry on several fronts. The year-end tally of building permits issued at City Hall added up to $10.2 million, aided by a late December surge. “It is impressive that last year created the largest growth we’v…