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Your neighbors made 29,316 calls about THIS.

Your neighbors are calling 311 about what now

So here's what happened down at City Hall, or, more accurately, what y'all are asking the city to fix. You know those 311 calls, right? The ones where you're trying to get a pothole filled or a rogue mattress picked up? Well, the latest data shows what's really bugging folks across Dallas. And it ain't always what you'd think.

### What's Keeping Dallas Up at Night

Look—the numbers for the top 311 service requests are in, and one item is just blowing everything else out of the water. We're talking about almost 30,000 requests for "Code Concern - CCS." That's 29,316 calls, to be exact.

Here's a quick rundown of what Dallas residents are actively reaching out about:

* **Code Concern - CCS:** 29,316 requests. This covers everything from overgrown weeds to junk vehicles and property maintenance issues.

* **Single Family Rental Needs Registration - CCS:** 1,293 requests. Folks are clearly keeping an eye on those rental properties.

* **Consumer Protection Complaint - CCS:** 437 requests. Because nobody likes getting ripped off.

* **Restaurant/Food Complaint - CCS:** 165 requests. Maybe someone found a fly in their menudo, who knows?

That "Code Concern" number? It's huge. It tells you that Dallasites, from Pleasant Grove to the areas around the Galleria, are really paying attention to their neighborhoods. They want things tidy, they want things safe, and they're using the system to report it. It's not just about big developments; it's about the everyday stuff right outside your window. Keep an eye on how the city responds to this massive volume of code complaints; that'll be the real story.

Dallas on the wire—big hat, bigger story.

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