Housing burst boosts July building permits

Permits for five new single-family dwellings were issued in Aurora during the month of July.
Permits for five new single-family dwellings were issued in Aurora during the month of July.

Efforts to spark new housing developments in Aurora paid off in July with building permits for five new single-family dwellings issued at City Hall, boosting the month’s total to more than $1.7 million. That one-month surge doubled the number of  single-family housing permits for the year to 10, with local housing officials predicting several more starts before the end of the year. As for the…