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Your Dallas neighbors made 29,912 calls about THIS.

Here's what folks are really worried about in Dallas

Look— Dallas on the wire, big hat, bigger story. We're looking at what y'all are actually calling 311 about, and the numbers tell a story that's as Dallas as a Fletcher's corny dog line at the State Fair. The top issue? "Code Concern" with a whopping 29,912 requests. That's almost 30,000 calls about everything from overgrown weeds to crumbling fences. It tells me that folks are keeping an eye on their neighborhoods, and that's a good thing, even if it means we're dealing with a lot of folks not keeping up their properties.

It's not just about aesthetics, though. Right behind that, "Single Family Rental Needs Registration" is showing up with 1,326 requests. That's a new one, and it reflects the City's push to get those rental properties registered and up to code, especially after the rules changed this year. It means your neighbors are lookin' out, and they want to make sure the rental next door isn't bringing down the whole block.

* **Code Concern - CCS:** 29,912 requests

* **Single Family Rental Needs Registration - CCS:** 1,326 requests

* **Consumer Protection Complaint - CCS:** 455 requests

What this data from Dallas 311 tells us is that the everyday stuff, the condition of our homes and our streets, is what's really on people's minds. It's not about grand projects on the Trinity River, not yet anyway. It's about keeping our blocks clean and our neighborhoods stable. Keep an eye on those rental registrations; the city's clearly trying to make headway there.

Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.

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