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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Boom goes boom

Star Tribune Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:11:39 GMT
Dash to Twin Cities suburbs slows to a jog

Counties ringing the Twin Cities were among the fastest-growing in the nation, but that is changing. ... The slowdown has consequences. People in city halls who have been processing thousands of building permits are losing their jobs. Cities such as Woodbury and Cottage Grove are reassigning staffers from approving developments and inspecting new homes to keeping an eye on those abandoned in mid-construction -- watching for graffiti or burst pipes. In Woodbury, the developers of the high-profile Dancing Waters and Stonemill Farms projects throttled back this year, with lots remaining empty until the market comes back. ... "It's very quiet out here," says the father of two.

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