Your neighbors are really calling 311 about what now?

Look— Dallas on the wire, big hat, bigger story. And today, the story from City Hall is about what y'all are actually *calling* about. We're talking 311 requests, the pulse of what's bugging folks across our sprawling city, from Pleasant Grove to the Parkway.

The numbers just came in, and holy smokes, "Code Concern - CCS" is blowing everything else out of the water. We're talking 29,330 requests! That's almost 30,000 times someone picked up the phone because a neighbor's yard looked like a jungle or there was junk piling up or maybe a house was falling apart. That’s not just a statistic, that’s almost 30,000 headaches. It tells you something about what's on people's minds when they look out their window here in Dallas.

Here’s the breakdown:

* **Code Concern - CCS:** 29,330 requests (Yep, you read that right.)

* **Single Family Rental Needs Registration - CCS:** 1,295 requests

* **Consumer Protection Complaint - CCS:** 437 requests

The next highest, "Single Family Rental Needs Registration," barely scratches the surface in comparison. It's almost twenty times less frequent! It makes you wonder if our Code Compliance Services department is just playing catch-up, or if people are just *that* fed up with neighbors not keeping up their properties. Either way, it's clear what's getting under Dallasites' skin.

This isn't just about messy yards, y'all. It’s about property values, quality of life, and whether your street feels cared for. Next up, we’ll be watching to see if City Hall is fixin' to put more resources into Code Compliance, because these numbers are screaming for attention.

Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.

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