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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.
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The Drury Hotel chain on Friday sued the developer and general contractor of a downtown Marriott Courtyard hotel, saying the construction site has become a hazard to Drury guests and property. During a news conference at the 150-room Drury Inn & Suites Riverwalk at 207 N. St. Mary's St., Drury spokesman T.J. Connolly showed pictures of a black tarp shielding the construction site floating in the wind over the adjacent Drury's driveway. He alleged that bricks and cement have fallen on the Drury driveway where guests exit, which creates a hazard. The lawsuit by Auburn Investments, a subsidiary of Drury, claims defendants Lyda Swinerton Builders Inc. and NSHE TX Gainesville LLC — developers of the hotel — have trespassed on Drury property with falling debris and construction equipment.
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