First, Whitmire clearly does not listen to the residents of Houston. If he had bothered to talk to the people who ask what is important to Houstonians, he would find that police and fire are not at the top of the list. As I write this, my recycling can is on day three of being late for pickup. Heavy trash has been running weeks behind schedule; people don’t know what will be picked up: debris or junk?
Toward the bottom, you will find a video of the protest featuring the Mayor using his southern slang, which he does not always use. Wonder who he was pandering to?
What is essential and how Houstonians want their money spent.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Houston city leaders debate how to spend billions in taxpayer dollars, a new survey shows how people want the money spent, and if they’d be willing to pay more in taxes and fees.
On Tuesday, during a council budget committee meeting, members got a pulse on how Houstonians want their money spent.
The Kinder Institute at Rice recently heard from 1,200 Houstonians. The survey comes after Mayor John Whitmire released his proposed budget.
The mayor wants to use 60% of the general fund money for public safety. However, the survey shows nearly 90% of them said they want more money going towards a different issue.
“This is signaling people want to see more done on infrastructure and that is going to include things like your road, like your drainage, like your power grid,” Kinder Institute at Rice University’s Daniel Potter explained.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Houston city leaders debate how to spend billions in taxpayer dollars, a new survey shows how people want the money spent, and if they’d be willing to pay more in taxes and fees.
On Tuesday, during a council budget committee meeting, members got a pulse on how Houstonians want their money spent.
The Kinder Institute at Rice recently heard from 1,200 Houstonians. The survey comes after Mayor John Whitmire released his proposed budget.
The mayor wants to use 60% of the general fund money for public safety. However, the survey shows nearly 90% of them said they want more money going towards a different issue.
“This is signaling people want to see more done on infrastructure and that is going to include things like your road, like your drainage, like your power grid,” Kinder Institute at Rice University’s Daniel Potter explained.
As I thought about one of those council members’ words, the first thing that came to mind was the video that follows her words.
“All options need to be put on the table,” Houston city council member Abbie Kamin explained. “One of the challenges with this budget, how it aligns with our fiscal year compared to when assessed appraisals come in is we’re making a lot of guesses right now.”
I am glad that the mayor is not filing charges against any of the protesters. In the video, you can see the mayor looking as if he is in deep thought. It’s good for him; he needs to think more and speak less.
Whitmire continues his lies about it being a balanced budget. It is not a balanced budget if more money is being spent, over $100 million, than expected revenue; it is not balanced.
Council Member Alcorn’s survey result was the same as the Kinder survey.
