NewsHighlands East May Increase the Cost of Building Permits SHARE ON: Kaitlin Livingston, contributor, Wednesday, May. 25th, 2016Building permits in Highlands East could be getting more expensive.CMO Shannon Hunter says the municipality is looking at increasing the cost of a permit for a home to 61-cents per square foot, to 70-cents.The reason for the increase is to be in-line with other municipalities in Haliburton County.Highlands East Council is looking into passing the by-law for the increase at its meeting on June 6th.(Written by: Andreas Pandikiu)