Independence Heights's letter to Mario Castillo

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Neighborhood request

Independence Heights: 86 service requests past the City's deadline

To: Council Member Mario Castillo, District H
From: Neighbors of Independence Heights

Dear Council Member Mario Castillo,

We are residents of Independence Heights in District H. As of Sep 27, 2026, 86 City service requests in our neighborhood are open past the City's own deadline, and 24 have waited more than a year. From Aug 2024 to Aug 2025, the City missed its deadline on 33% of requests here (about 35% would be typical for this mix of problems).

Neighbors voted on what matters most:

01
N Shepherd Dr · Signals, signs & street lights
Near the 3,900 block. 4 open, 4 past deadline, oldest waiting 5.0 years.
02
Crosstimbers St · Signals, signs & street lights
Near the 200 block. 6 open, 5 past deadline, oldest waiting 1.7 years.
03
Crosstimbers St · Trees & storm limbs
Near the 600 block. 6 open, 4 past deadline, oldest waiting 1.3 years.
04
Neyland St · Drainage & flooding
Near the 600 block. 4 open, 4 past deadline, oldest waiting 4 months.
05
E 32nd 1/2 St · Trees & storm limbs
Near the 700 block. 3 open, 3 past deadline, oldest waiting 2.2 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/independence-heights

Thank you,
Neighbors of Independence Heights

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A letter to Mario Castillo with the City's numbers and the 5 problems neighbors ranked highest. Signed by you; edit anything before you send.
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1. Hi, my name is [your name]. I live in Independence Heights, District H, on [your street].
2. I'm calling because 86 service requests in our neighborhood are past the City's own deadline, and 24 have waited more than a year.
3. The one neighbors ranked first is N Shepherd Dr: 4 signals, signs & street lights requests past deadline, the oldest waiting 5.0 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/independence-heights. Thank you.
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