CITY HOUSING STARTS NEARLY DOUBLE

NEW HOUSING STARTS IN SIOUX CITY HIT AN ALL TIME HIGH IN 2012. CHRIS MADSEN OF THE CITY PLANNING DIVISION SAYS 81 NEW HOMES WERE BUILT IN SIOUX CITY LAST YEAR:



MADSEN SAYS THE NEW HOUSES INCREASE THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX BASE, AND SHOWS THE CITY IS GROWING:



ONLY 42 NEW HOUSES WERE BUILT IN SIOUX CITY IN 2011, AND 55 IN 2010.