Construction activity in Steinbach is behind last year's pace through the first three quarters of the year. The city issued $30.5 worth of building permits in the first nine months of this year compared to $45.6 last year.

There have been 99 housing starts so far this year compared to 174 last year at this time. The city reports there were 21 housing starts last month, most of them in the Parkhill and Lexington Village subdivisions in the southwest corner of the city.