Construction Down in Albemarle: "This is considered 'news'? Seriously?"

The title of this post combines both a headline from the 3/16 DP and the only comment that appeared after the article.The facts:Residential construction permits dipped to their lowest levels of the decade in 2008.403 building permits were issued for 418 residential dwelling units in 2008.741 building permits for 831 dwelling units were issued in 2007. That's a YOY decrease of 45% for building