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Your neighbors called 311 almost 29,000 times about *this*.

Your neighbors really need a code enforcement fix

So here's what happened— your phone, the one you use to call 311 for city services, well, it's been ringing off the hook about one thing in particular: code enforcement. Dallas residents are really fixin' to get some action on those messy yards, abandoned homes, or whatever else is gettin' under their skin in their neighborhoods.

Look— the numbers don't lie. Out of all the service requests made through 311, "Code Concern - CCS" absolutely blew everything else out of the water. We're talking 28,878 requests. To put that in perspective, the next highest was "Single Family Rental Needs Registration - CCS" with just 1,290 requests. That's a huge difference, almost twenty times more! It tells you that folks across Dallas, from Pleasant Grove to the areas surrounding Bishop Arts, are lookin' for their city to step in and keep things tidy.

**What Does This Mean?**

This overwhelming volume of calls for code concerns really highlights a grassroots demand. It's not about big policy debates at City Hall; it's about the daily quality of life in our neighborhoods. When you see a pile of trash that's been there too long, or a house that's falling apart next door, you call 311. And our data shows *a lot* of you are calling.

* **Code Concern - CCS:** 28,878 requests

* **Single Family Rental Needs Registration - CCS:** 1,290 requests

* **Consumer Protection Complaint - CCS:** 421 requests

It's a clear signal to City Hall about what's top of mind for everyday Dallasites. You gotta wonder if the city has the resources to keep up with that kind of demand. We'll be watchin' to see if these numbers translate into increased funding or changes in how code enforcement operates in the next budget cycle.

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