{"id":2425,"date":"2024-10-14T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-10-29T22:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:11:16","slug":"city-of-opelika-achieves-record-breaking-construction-acivity-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/2024\/10\/14\/city-of-opelika-achieves-record-breaking-construction-acivity-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Opelika Achieves Record- Breaking  Construction Acivity for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image0.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image0-300x225.jpeg\" width=\"414\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">OPELIKA, Ala. \u2013 The City of Opelika is proud to announce that Fiscal Year 2024 has been the most successful year in the city\u2019s history for construction activity, with a record-breaking total value of $337.5 million. This significant milestone demonstrates Opelika&#8217;s continued growth and development as a prime location for both residential and commercial investment.<br style=\"outline: none !important;\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Leading the way, single-family residential construction surged to $115.1 million and new commercial building topped out at $124.5 million. In addition, with the inclusion of townhome, duplex and apartment units, a total of 1,254 permits were issued during FY 2024, further cementing Opelika\u2019s status as a sought-after destination for new housing.<br style=\"outline: none !important;\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mayor Gary Fuller said, \u201cMy compliments go toJeff Kappelman and his staff for facilitating this outstanding year! The Building Inspections team, led by Kappelman, played a key role in this success, diligently issuing permits, conducting plan reviews, and completing a remarkable number of onsite inspections throughout the year.\u201d<br style=\"outline: none !important;\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Kappelman adds, \u201cThis year marks an incredible achievement for Opelika, and we are thrilled to see such strong development activity. The city\u2019s growth reflects the ongoing confidence in Opelika as a place to live, work, and invest.\u201d<br style=\"outline: none !important;\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Opelika\u2019s commitment to fostering sustainable growth while preserving its rich heritage continues to make it one of Alabama\u2019s most dynamic and desirable communities. As the city looks to the future, it remains focused on maintaining a high standard of living and providing the infrastructure and services necessary to support this unprecedented expansion.<br style=\"outline: none !important;\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image1-20-1-.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image1-20-1--300x225.jpeg\" width=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image2-20-1-.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image2-20-1--300x225.jpeg\" width=\"386\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; OPELIKA, Ala. \u2013 The City of Opelika is proud to announce that Fiscal Year 2024 has been the most successful year in the city\u2019s history for construction activity, with a record-breaking total value of $337.5 million. This significant milestone demonstrates Opelika&#8217;s continued growth and development as a prime location for both residential and commercial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425\/revisions\/2459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}