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Cavalier Johnson: “Almost a quarter of it. $500 million runs our sewage, water…”

Featuring: Cavalier Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Mayor Cavalier Johnson Invites You to Help Shape the City's 2027 Budget

Published | Video Starts at 00:21

But before you can do that, you need to know the truth about where that money actually goes. Not all that. $2 billion is up for grabs. Almost a quarter of it. $500 million runs our sewage, water and other self supporting systems. They pay for themselves, they're off the team. So already we're working with less of what's left. A huge portion is already spoken for. Pension payments, debt, healthcare, borrowing costs. (00:21–00:28)

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Asserts that $500 million of Milwaukee's budget is allocated to self-supporting systems like sewage and water.

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