The first file on the small shop license wait began with application cards, inspection dates and license issue slips. The city then checked the source, heard affected residents and sent a second office to repeat the count.
The current Year second, cooling weeks window 1 file records 17 applications issued or returned with a dated reason; the previous window records 21. The longer sequence makes the change visible, while each count remains tied to its own dates.
A turning point was the observation that a single inspector covers three wards during a rain shift. It narrowed the discussion from a general claim to a question about how the rule works at the site.
The hall posts a total wait. Shopkeepers ask for inspection waits separate from paperwork waits. The shared record is larger than it was at the start, although the parties still assign it different weight.
The clerk closes this docket and assigns the next window a fresh scope. The board closed this docket after it adopted a revised schedule with a worker review period. The next window starts with a fresh record.
