Building Permits: New Home, Deck Work and a Garage

With summer in full swing, home improvements remain the focus of many Kent homeowners.

Here's the latest batch of building permits issued to residents and businesses by the :

• Joseph and Gina Lampe, 1448 Sunset Way Blvd., new single-family house, $250,000
• Mary Steinert, 627 Franklin Ave., 10 feet by 18 feet rear yard deck, $1,000
• Nathanael and Amy Mucha, 1076 Elno Ave., construct new 20 feet by 30 feet rear yard deck, $3,500
• Richard and Laura Maydak, 607-609 N. Water St., reconstruct/repair front porch, stairs and hand rail, $800
• John and Rita Kuhar, 440 Fairchild Ave., construct roof repairs for single story portion of garage, $500
• robert and Monica Morson, 911 N. Mantua St. (), replace rooftop HVAC unit, no cost listed
• Lloyd Atkinson, 501 Allen Drive, new detached garage, $12,000
• Richard or Eleanor Aron, 360 Burr Oak Drive, remove and rebuild deck, $6,000