Dunning · 2025-05
Dunning permit value drops 83% despite more filings
Dunning issued 40 permits in May, up 38% from April, but their total value fell 83% to $1.5 million. Most permits—32 of them—came through the express program. A dozen new businesses opened, including Friends Hypermarket and Wonderland Child Care Center #3. Service requests jumped 24%, led by 148 tree emergencies. Violent crime rose 63%, from 24 incidents to 39. Food inspection failures hit 13, up from one the month before.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 40 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $1,536,923 |
| New business licenses | 12 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1463 |
| Reported crimes | 117 |
| Violent crimes | 39 |
| Failed food inspections | 13 |
New businesses
- FRIENDS HYPERMARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
- WONDERLAND CHILD CARE CENTER #3 (Children's Services Facility License)
- BREATHE EASY AIR DUCT CLEANING (Regulated Business License)
- Stronghold Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Limited Business License)
- CHLORINATING, LTD., INC. (Limited Business License)
- TWO BROTHERS DUCT CLEANING LLC (Regulated Business License)
- MICHOACANA SUPERMARKET CORP. (Retail Food Establishment)
- JESSICA YAMBERLA (Peddler License)
- TROPICAL NUTRITION TWIST (Retail Food Establishment)
- Lima Restaurant (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 32
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 4
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 3
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 1
Top 311 request types
- Tree Emergency — 148
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 136
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 124
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 113
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 99