STATUS: The responsible office has offered a limited remedy with an end date for review. The current rule remains in force at the East Ridge gate above the cloud stair.
RECORD: The gate manifest and the signal log from the ridge watch. This file counts 53 caravan loads checked before the cloud stair opens; the prior count was 57.
DISPUTE: The watch sees a passable surface from the wall; carriers report that the shaded turn remains slick under a loaded cart.
WHY IT MATTERS: The decision concerns whether the ridge road can reopen to ordinary freight before the late snow has cleared the outer turn. The current count does not settle how the rule should allocate the cost.
NEXT: The road crew will post separate clearance times for foot traffic and freight. The clerk has marked the file RIDGE-CARAVAN-12 for the next public review.
