Your neighbors are calling City Hall about *this*
Look— Dallas on the wire, big hat, bigger story. And y'all, the latest 311 request data just dropped, and it paints a clear picture of what's keeping folks up at night in our city.
The biggest thing by a Texas mile? "Code Concern" requests. We're talking 31,327 of 'em. That's not a typo, that's thirty-one thousand. This isn't just about a broken fence or a messy yard, though that's part of it. This covers everything from overgrown lots to unsafe structures, things that impact the everyday look and feel of our neighborhoods, from Pleasant Grove all the way up to North Dallas. Folks are clearly seeing issues and they're picking up the phone to City Hall about it.
Right behind that, but a good distance, we’re seeing "Single Family Rental Needs Registration" with 1,398 requests. This is a newer kind of concern, reflecting the conversation around investor-owned properties and how they're managed in our residential areas. It shows that Dallasites are paying attention to who lives next door and how those properties are maintained. We'll be keeping an eye on how these numbers shift as the city continues to grapple with housing policy.
This means your neighbors are actively trying to make Dallas a better place to live, one complaint at a time. What happens next? We wait to see if City Hall can keep up with the demand for a cleaner, safer city.
Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.
Y'all gotta hear Keith's take on this tomorrow morning, he gets fired up. Tune in live at mornings.live.