This problem isn't much different then it was 35 years ago. Some inspectors were prompt and professional. Most were not. How about this; I was charged several hundred dollars for a 'fill permit' which was inspected several times by city inspectors (supposedly). /The fill was compacted (supposedly) to 95% as required and so stated in the permit. Several months later when we began to put in foundations, we were told we would have to place several extra foundation pilings per building at a pretty substantial cost, since the fill wasn't proper.