Okay, so what is going on at City Hall with all these trees?
### What your city is doing about all those downed trees
Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Nah nah nah, let me explain: y'all, the trees in this city are *really* going through it. According to the latest 311 service requests, people are calling about trees more than almost anything else. We got 6,447 requests for "Tree Emergency" and another 2,933 for "Tree Debris Clean-Up Request." That's, like, almost 10,000 calls just about trees falling down or needing to be cleaned up. And then another 1,011 requests for "Tree Removal Inspection."
It's clear people are looking out for their blocks, especially when you compare it to other stuff like "Graffiti Removal" at 1,808 requests or "Garbage Cart Maintenance" at 1,101. Only "311 Information Only Call" and "Aircraft Noise Complaint" had more calls. I mean, I get the airplane noise, living under the flight path is no joke, but these trees? Something is happening.
* 6,447 "Tree Emergency" requests * 2,933 "Tree Debris Clean-Up Request" requests * 1,011 "Tree Removal Inspection" requests
This isn't just about a little branch falling, you know? This is a lot of trees, and it's happening all over. You gotta wonder if the city's forestry department has enough people to handle all this, especially with the way the weather's been. What are they going to do about maintaining our green spaces if they’re constantly just reacting to emergencies? It's like, let's get ahead of this *before* a tree takes out someone's car on King Drive.
Luz Elena Camacho, MiTL Sports Desk, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.
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