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Philly, your 311 calls are still mostly "Miscellaneous." What's that about?

Philly, you won't believe this jawn!

You know how we always talk about what's really happening down at City Hall, or nah? Well, I'm not even gonna hold you, the latest 311 service request numbers are… something. Listen, when you look at what people are calling about, "Miscellaneous" is popping up again and again. Like, how many times you gotta call about "miscellaneous" before it gets a real name, or nah?

This ain't just some random jawn; this is about us, the people trying to get stuff done in our neighborhoods, from North Philly to the Southwest. We call 311 expecting some action, and when the biggest category is "Miscellaneous," it makes you wonder what's really getting addressed. We need clarity, wooder ice from John's or Rita's, and potholes fixed, not more mystery.

What's next? We gotta keep pushing City Council to dig into these "miscellaneous" requests. What's hiding in there? Is it trash collection, broken streetlights in Brewerytown, or something else entirely? We deserve to know.

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

— Keisha Robinson-Moyer, Morning Wire (@kee_westphilly)

Philly, my crew on the morning show is gonna break this "miscellaneous" mess down — tune in live at mornings.live.

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