Mayor Sylvester Turner says he will fight a proposal to charge a monthly trash fee that would be used to generate funds in response to Proposition B.
The city of Houston will need about $80 to $90 million to fund the firefighter's pay increase.
Councilman Dwight Boykins says he looked at what other cities were doing to raise money, and proposed three ideas involving trash pickup fees. The first idea would be a $25 monthly fee, raising $100 million; the second idea would be a $30 monthly fee, which will increase trash pickup to twice a week; and the third idea would be a $40 monthly fee, which will increase trash and heavy trash pickups to twice a week.
Mayor Sylvester Turner released the following statement regarding Boykins plan.