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Philly, your top 311 complaint is "miscellaneous." What's that about?

Your taxes might pay for *this* jawn.

Listen, Philly. We're always talking about what's going on at City Hall, or nah? So I went digging into the latest 311 service requests, and what I found, I'm not even gonna hold you, it's a little wild. While you might expect to see a bunch of trash complaints or potholes—and trust, those are there—the top reported issue is consistently "Miscellaneous." Like, what even *is* "Miscellaneous," jawn?

### What's Up With "Miscellaneous"?

I'm telling you, it’s always at the top of the list. It’s like folks call 311 and they just throw anything that doesn't fit neatly into a category under "Miscellaneous." That could be anything from a weird smell on your block in Point Breeze to somebody complaining about a rogue pigeon in Rittenhouse.

* **Top 311 Issue:** "Miscellaneous" — consistently number one.

* **What it means:** It's the catch-all for all the stuff that doesn't have its own box.

* **Why it matters:** If we don't know what the *real* issues are, how can we fix 'em, or nah?

This data, or the lack thereof, means we gotta keep asking City Hall for more transparency on these reports. What are these "miscellaneous" items *really* about? We need specifics so we can push for actual solutions.

That's the jawn, Philly — we don't do fake out here.

Keisha Robinson-Moyer, @kee_westphilly

Me and the crew break down all this Philly jawn every morning — catch us live at mornings.live.

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