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While Shakopee continues to be among the leaders in housing starts in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, housing construction in the region is showing signs rapidly decreasing, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. In September, the association reported, there was a 49 percent decrease in the number of permits issued and a 48 percent drop in planned units compared to the same month last year. In September there were 417 permits issued in the metropolitan area, compared to 626 in August and 814 in September 2005. There were permits issued for 759 units last month, compared to 1,455 last year. The drop can also be seen in the year-to-date figures through September. For the first nine months of the year, there were 5,909 permits for 10,168 total units, compared to 7,655 permits and 13,153 units in 2005.
MORIYAMA, Shiga -- A man who injured a woman in a hit-and-run accident before police found him drinking at home was arrested Saturday, police said. The 32-year-old man, Akihisa Yamamoto, was arrested on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in injury and violating the Road Traffic Law. Yamamoto reportedly admitted responsibility for the hit-and-run accident, but denied that he had driven under the influence. Police are investigating the possibility that he was drinking at home in an attempt to cover up drinking and driving. Investigators said that Yamamoto rammed into another car waiting at an intersection in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, at about 4:25 p.m. on Friday, and then drove off. The 31-year-old female driver of the other car suffered minor neck injuries.
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