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1,239 Building Permits issued 532 Homes Rebuilt (certificate of occupancy issued) 289 Multi-Family Permit Applications Received 234 Multi-Family Permits Issued Other Updates Business Update: Over the last year, Paradise has welcomed new and returning businesses to its community. Recently, Déjà vu Nursery, Tractor Supply Co., and Joy Lynn’s Candies are a few of the more recent additions to Paradise. The Town said it has seen interest increase from businesses looking to open in Paradise. In order to support business owners through the process, Town Staff meets with prospective business...

What about for taxpayers? joe led the buy-out for one stat -- staten island community. >> as a home owner i think it's great, and as a taxpayer it's great. >> the fear is that you're giving an unjustifiable amount to an area and a real estate zone that might have a permanent blight on it. you say that's not the case. >> no. definitely not the case. time heals all wounds, but if you continue to have hurricanes, without a doubt it would be a pretty big impredment on values. but in terms of fairness, it's very fair to taxpayers because it's been proven, actually, if you go on the fema web site an...