This is just for publicity. He wastes a lot of money behind the scenes. Things like paying millions to reverse projects that were already finished just because he didn't like it.
Those bridges DO NOT need those lights crossing the freeway. The money can be used for our homeless veterans. Anyone don't like can just take their butts to L.A. and stay there.
Yep, take a photo, they are Unicorns… Perhaps he will wave bye-bye to the Democrats (like Dallas’s Mayor did last year) and go over to the GOP or Independent.
Oh... yeah... right... because starting all these forever / foreign wars... like George Bush did in Iraq in Afghanistan was SO smart. :) Give it up, dipshits. There's PLENTY of stupidity in government to go around.
Go woke go broke! I appreciate the mayor’s honesty! Glad to see that true leadership is finally taking place especially with the serious problem of homelessness in H-town! Make Houston Proud & Great Again!
@MrNeilTV>>> I Don't 👁👁 how u Interpreted that from her. She just basically said There's still a SAFETY & SECURITY ISSUE WITH THEIR NOT BEING ANY LIGHTING NOW AT ALL. SHE'S RIGHT. I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE. I WASJOGGING IN EARLY EVENING AROUND 7PM. THE STREET PLUS THE 1 CROSSING IT HAD STREET LIGHTS OUT . ALL OF A SUDDEN 2 GUYS JUMP OUT OF THEIR CAR. THEY TRIED 2 ROB ME . 1 GUY POINTED A GUN 2 THE BACK OF MY HEAD. THEN TOLD ME 2 LAY FACE DOWN IN THE MUDDY DITCH. I HONESTLY BELEIVE HAD BOTH THOSE CROSS STREETS BEEN LIT UP MAYBE I DONT GET ROBBED
Why is it so expensive for some dam lights and they we’re in before now out again and again going to cost millions…each time? No let them go! In with the mayor Houston needs to be smart with its money no reason this city should be broke but thanks to our previous mayor we are
The person who approved those lights at that cost years ago must have had a brother in law or cousin in the contractor or supplier. Good job by the mayor. They can go to Home Depot and buy some sodium vapor lighting that has a long service life with replaceable bulbs instead of LED lamps that are one time use and trash after they stop working.
I’m all about using that money to do other things. There’s far more important things to do first. With that being said, I’d love to eventually get those lights taken care of. They’re a staple for the city
Can we sell the rights to the lights, say quarterly, have a billboard on both the North & Southside of highway 69/59 for the sponsor. That way they're paid for and everyone wins!!
So the lights were installed when the bridges were built and they looked great. Vandalism and no maintenance made them get shut off a few months later. Then all of the sudden, a few months before the Superbowl in Houston, they were redone. Why can't we approve a small budget every year to keep them maintained and not these big spends every 6 or 7 years because they are not touched in-between????
That's a shame. This city is always and forever going to be using the homeless population as an excuse for something. Either fix it or shut up about it. Not enough has been done.
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Good move mayor ! Thanks for prioritizing
This is just for publicity. He wastes a lot of money behind the scenes. Things like paying millions to reverse projects that were already finished just because he didn't like it.
2.6 million for lights?!?!?!? lmao
Right dang 😂
Probably cost $50,000 the rest was pocketed
Sounds about right @@xstorm_8_shadowx
Christmas lights on December 26th at Target or Walmart should be affordable.
Govee lights for 15k and 4 Mexicans put them up for 5k. Total 20k
Costco has those Govee lights on sale for under 300 dollars. There you go.
I can buy many of those lights will you install them for free?
They spent a good thousand and pocketed the rest
@@edwin1escobarThey're probably very dim too compared to the bridge lights
Good. Use that money for something useful. 👏
Yes 2.6 million for potholes
If you need more, Chicago can send you plenty!😂
@@Bill-im6nt
No thanks
Those bridges DO NOT need those lights crossing the freeway. The money can be used for our homeless veterans. Anyone don't like can just take their butts to L.A. and stay there.
Federal government should be paying for vets not city funds
@@moblack5883both should be
Give me a break. Most choose to be homeless.
no one cares about homeless vets. the public wants the lights.
@@whoknows6918 They fought for the country, not the state. The govt. should be taking care of homeless vets.
God bless our Mayor! 🙏He's making changes we need!
stop F wasting money
She talking about it's dark on that bridge. Get some LED solar lights...duhhh!
I’m a veteran and I wish they would help my fellow veteran brothers and sisters that are home less
Agree
Wait till Trump pulls our healthcare. Hope he doesn’t!
Maybe you should work hard and pay for things, a sick and tired of all the whiny broke veterans
@ lmao! Maybe you should serve and sacrifice your health to this country. Sick of all you sissy betas who want everything handed to them.
Why are they Homeless? Did they piss away the money from serving or wtf
Cuz if thats the case they shouldn't be our concern
Wow a Democrat that has common sense!
Yep, take a photo, they are Unicorns… Perhaps he will wave bye-bye to the Democrats (like Dallas’s Mayor did last year) and go over to the GOP or Independent.
I thought he was a Republican
Funny...it's rare.
Oh... yeah... right... because starting all these forever / foreign wars... like George Bush did in Iraq in Afghanistan was SO smart. :) Give it up, dipshits. There's PLENTY of stupidity in government to go around.
He ain’t no democrat
And the city roads and trash smh good job
They still ain't fixing it, look at shepherd 😂😂😂
The city is always lying about being broke 😂
Exactly! Lina Hidalgo says Harris County has a surplus, so how come the biggest city in the county is broke.
They need there bonuses
2 and a half million dollars to basically do what our parents did in Christmas with the lights . just change a little bulb
They going to pocket the money anyways.
Your grammar is pathetic.
This isnt the Turner admin, this mayor cleaning up Turners bullsht.
Then use regular street lights .
I love this Mayor!!! ❤❤❤
Good what a waste of money. Thank you Whitmire
Very good. we need money for other pressing needs.
“And Turn off all these damn lights!” - everyone who has ever gone through financial crisis.
Good job mayor ❤
Yea pay them fire fighters lol
Go woke go broke! I appreciate the mayor’s honesty! Glad to see that true leadership is finally taking place especially with the serious problem of homelessness in H-town! Make Houston Proud & Great Again!
Abbie sit down and be quiet. The only person who is worried about over priced light is you. Good call John.
@MrNeilTV>>> I Don't 👁👁 how u Interpreted that from her. She just basically said There's still a SAFETY & SECURITY ISSUE WITH THEIR NOT BEING ANY LIGHTING NOW AT ALL. SHE'S RIGHT. I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE. I WASJOGGING IN EARLY EVENING AROUND 7PM. THE STREET PLUS THE 1 CROSSING IT HAD STREET LIGHTS OUT . ALL OF A SUDDEN 2 GUYS JUMP OUT OF THEIR CAR. THEY TRIED 2 ROB ME . 1 GUY POINTED A GUN 2 THE BACK OF MY HEAD. THEN TOLD ME 2 LAY FACE DOWN IN THE MUDDY DITCH. I HONESTLY BELEIVE HAD BOTH THOSE CROSS STREETS BEEN LIT UP MAYBE I DONT GET ROBBED
Why is it so expensive for some dam lights and they we’re in before now out again and again going to cost millions…each time? No let them go! In with the mayor Houston needs to be smart with its money no reason this city should be broke but thanks to our previous mayor we are
The person who approved those lights at that cost years ago must have had a brother in law or cousin in the contractor or supplier. Good job by the mayor. They can go to Home Depot and buy some sodium vapor lighting that has a long service life with replaceable bulbs instead of LED lamps that are one time use and trash after they stop working.
Them lights don’t cost that much nor the instillation 🤦🏾♀️
And the money will be paying for what? We want to see EXACTLY where it goes!
GOOD CALL MAYOR WHITMIRE!
Take away toll roads I don’t give damn about no lights plus it’s always traffic over there
Good!!
I’m all about using that money to do other things. There’s far more important things to do first. With that being said, I’d love to eventually get those lights taken care of. They’re a staple for the city
Good. We got real shit to pay for.
It’ll just go to rich Republicans pockets.
LMFAO!!!!! Bruh I thought the City was broke after the 5.6 Billion was given to HFD.....
Avoid increase in property taxes instead
The Nortside barely has street lights. Montrose will be okay.
Whoever’s in charge of the accounting for the 2 million lighting is pocketing all the money
Good! I like the lights, but the city is in a financial crisis! The obscenely expensive lights can wait!
Finally, it looks like at least some body down at that city hall got some dam sense 👏🏽
Thank you finally 😊 that money 💰 can be used in such a better way
I think he meant financial disparity…. I like this mayor. I think the last one was corrupt.
Great discussion!!
Great choice mayor! There are streets with no light that require it more than decoration lighting
Good
Lighting is important but lighting that will cost you 2 million is crazy. Great decision.
He's sure going to help to the homelessness. They all know where to go now.
I thought he said the city was broke?
What KHOU should really do is figure out why it costs $2.5 million. That would be real journalism.
How about fixing the street instead.
They're gonna pocket that money
Wtg Mayor !!!
We broke! 😂
he will use it to invest in his 3rd house
Im broke too, thanks, if the rest of the city politicians would learn, that would be smart.
Can we sell the rights to the lights, say quarterly, have a billboard on both the North & Southside of highway 69/59 for the sponsor. That way they're paid for and everyone wins!!
A long time ago they put lights like that on beltway 8 and 45 North the lights don’t work anymore,
😮😮😮oh wow. Oh boy they will be angry if this for sure.
So, so what?
GOOD!
I was just talking about 59 bridge light being off. I was wondering what happened to those beautiful lights.
Good job sir, they don’t need lights.
Good Montrose does not need that. Hire more internal affairs officers
The woman wants to keep the pretty multi million dollar lights... check her donors.
So the lights were installed when the bridges were built and they looked great. Vandalism and no maintenance made them get shut off a few months later. Then all of the sudden, a few months before the Superbowl in Houston, they were redone. Why can't we approve a small budget every year to keep them maintained and not these big spends every 6 or 7 years because they are not touched in-between????
Use that money to fix those terrible roads!
They just showed a pedestrian street light on the bridge next to the decorative lights, what is she talking about no lights for pedestrians??
Do your job dude 👍🏆
Why in the hell does it cost so much to begin with?!?!?! Not Logical!
Fair point. I support it
Can’t they just hire jellyfish lights and keep it on for years 😂
The city council was ready to spend MILLIONS on freaking decorative lighting for a BRIDGE?....and people wonder why this town is broke? (eyeroll).
When they start talking about homelessness, they are about to steal some money.
Good, Montrose is already get enough as it is.
Why don't they pass the hat and every person in Houston pitch in $1
That's a shame. This city is always and forever going to be using the homeless population as an excuse for something. Either fix it or shut up about it. Not enough has been done.
"We don't actually have any street lights or lighting on those bridges"
1:28 - Shows street lights on the bridge 🤦♂🤦♂
Use that money to feed people.
Waterloo Iowa needs to take a lesson believe it 😢
How can those light costs millions
The lights where iconic and looks amazing. But the mayor said Houston broke so that should be a red flag. How houston broke?
Guess you didnt pay attention to Sylvester Turner and Art Acevedo?
I'll give $1 and 2.499,000 others give a dollar. What you say, Houston?
No but he'll I will my dollar .
Adjust for the homeless they don't even like to go to shelters
They need to look into hover lights 🤣
Yheaaa that 2.5 million for lights Lol !! Imagine how much more money they spend on bs we don’t know if lol!!
Houston already has a “ugly problem”……..so let’s double down on ugly. Ok.
What's WRONG
WITH USING
" SOLAR LIGHTS "
JUST SPRAY PAINT 🎨 THEM.
OKAY, THAT DOES
SOUND GHETTO.
BUT WHERE THERE'S
A FUNNY IDEA 💡
THERE IS SOME TRUTH TOO.
DECEMBER 2024
Please fix holcombe blvd
2.6? Just use some Amazon strip lights 😂
Good on him, maybe there are a few Democrats that have some “smarts” after all.
Good. Waste of money on those stupid lights
For the homeless!!! they choose to live like that plus they make or city look ugly I rather see lights make the city look good
The real question is how do these lights cost so much, yall it gotta be fancy dancy, get these lights off temu lmao and save yall self some money
I know some migos who can install those lights for less that 10K
Wait a minute the fourth largest city and the fastest growing in the world is broke! That's very interesting😂
I do it for $10.000
They’re nice but I get it
Good. That shit never worked correctly half the damn fine anyways. Total joke.
Keep the lights on, those are iconic
Shut up stupid
🎉
"We are broke" Maybe they need Elon to do the budget!
Solar