Greater Fifth Ward's letter to Tarsha Jackson

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Neighborhood request

Greater Fifth Ward: 191 service requests past the City's deadline

To: Council Member Tarsha Jackson, District B
From: Neighbors of Greater Fifth Ward

Dear Council Member Tarsha Jackson,

We are residents of Greater Fifth Ward in District B. As of Sep 27, 2026, 191 City service requests in our neighborhood are open past the City's own deadline, and 88 have waited more than a year. From Aug 2024 to Aug 2025, the City missed its deadline on 37% of requests here (about 36% would be typical for this mix of problems).

Neighbors voted on what matters most:

01
Pannell St · Water leaks & sewer
Near the 1,800 block. 5 open, 5 past deadline, oldest waiting 3.0 years.
02
Lyons Ave · Signals, signs & street lights
Near the 2,800 block. 5 open, 5 past deadline, oldest waiting 1.9 years.
03
Lyons Ave · Illegal dumping & blight
Near the 2,800 block. 7 open, 5 past deadline, oldest waiting 1.8 years.
04
Davis St · Water leaks & sewer
Near the 2,100 block. 4 open, 4 past deadline, oldest waiting 1.0 years.
05
Jensen Dr · Illegal dumping & blight
Near the 2,400 block. 5 open, 3 past deadline, oldest waiting 1.6 years.

We ask your office to request a status and timeline from the responsible departments for these items, starting with those past deadline, and to share the response with our Super Neighborhood.

Evidence (City of Houston 311 data): https://civicboost.lead-with-oleg.workers.dev/n/greater-fifth-ward

Thank you,
Neighbors of Greater Fifth Ward

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1. Hi, my name is [your name]. I live in Greater Fifth Ward, District B, on [your street].
2. I'm calling because 191 service requests in our neighborhood are past the City's own deadline, and 88 have waited more than a year.
3. The one neighbors ranked first is Pannell St: 5 water leaks & sewer requests past deadline, the oldest waiting 3.0 years.
4. Could the Council Member's office ask the department for a status and a timeline?
5. The City's data is at civicboost.lead-with-oleg.workers.dev/n/greater-fifth-ward. Thank you.
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