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John Whitmire: “The $5 fee, administrative fee to help with this transition…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire On Budget Shortfall, Infrastructure, Podcast & More

Published | Video Starts at 06:36

We're taking care of the shortfall, not cutting services. And we haven't even talked about the parks department or all the other health department and all the other needs of the state. The $5 fee, administrative fee to help with this transition will wipe out $104 million of the 209 million shortfall. because we're going to make the utilities pay a right away fee. San Antonio, and we're only doing it at 5% of their gross, which generates that one $104 million. (06:36–06:47)

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Asserts that a $5 administrative fee will address $104 million of a $209 million shortfall.

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