How digital permit apps turned quick stamps into long waits

I remember when you could hand your plans to a person and get a stamp right away. Now everything is online, and the system is slow and buggy. Last month, my simple deck job was stuck for weeks waiting for approval. The website crashed twice while I was uploading files. It feels like we lost speed for no real gain. I miss the old way where things got done in one trip.

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mark7311mo ago

Digital red tape is worse than the old paper kind.

the_seth1mo ago

Seriously?! Piperward's fence just vanishes into some server... At least with paper you could chase down a folder. The digital kind just disappears forever.

piperward1mo ago

It's a real hassle when things just get stuck in the system. I've had the same wait for a simple fence.