WYP panel weighs in on the new city fee for garbage bins

Name: WYP panel weighs in on the new city fee for garbage bins
Uploaded: 2020-05-17T12:00:00+00:00
Duration: 6 min 16 s
Description: Houston City Council voted May 13 to approve a $1.14 annual lease fee on garbage bins provided by the city. The panel debates whether the fee should be imposed or not. They also tackle the moves to balance the budget for the city next year. That proposal includes furloughing thousands of workers, eliminating four police cadet classes and emptying the rainy day fund.

Houston City Council voted May 13 to approve a $1.14 annual lease fee on garbage bins provided by the city. The panel debates whether the fee should be imposed or not. They also tackle the moves to balance the budget for the city next year. That proposal includes furloughing thousands of workers, eliminating four police cadet classes and emptying the rainy day fund.

By Greg Groogan

Posted May 17, 2020 7:24am CDT