Twenty zoning permits were issued by the Schuylkill County Zoning Office in November with the estimated construction cost set at $510,615 and fees received totaled $3,465. Permits were issued to the following:

David and Julee Bott, North Union Township, for an addition to the rear of their building for $32,000; Mark T. and Paula M. Davis, Barry Township, pole building, $15,000; David Schaeffer, Reilly Township, roof and three walls attached to existing garage, $200; MIchele Hutton, North Union Township, replace porch roof, $3,825; Mark Hutsko, Cass Township, rear porch, $4,000.Lewis J. Eyster, Union Township, withdrawal of water from spring by pipe for loading, $25,000;

E.O.J. Inc., East Norwegian Township, erect a meteorological tower, $30,000; Mark and Rose Martin, Washington Township, addition for $25 000 and garage, $28,500; Lawrence and Stephanie A. Kemple, Porter Township, shed, 43,000; Karl Scheib, Reilly Township, carport, $2,400; Matthew R. Martin, Washington Township, deck, $5,000.Earl J. and Yvonne Snyder, Porter Township, detached garage with second story storage, $11,907; Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Catholic Church, Mahanoy City, deck with roof, ramp and stairs, $7,900; Richard L. Withelder, Reilly Township, home, $227,083; Jerome C. Schmoltze, Ashland, two story reisidential addition, $10,000 and Robert Mowery, Washington Township, ramp for residential access, $2,300.