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.
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
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.
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????
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!!
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
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Dont give a single fuuuuu about thoes lights. But if hes spending 100000000% of his energy effort to understandand stop WHY ot cost this much IS the problem.. If money wins in your efforts YOU are the problem. Stop profiteering...
The only thing this mayor has done is talk a lot about what he will do ,but i havent seen any real action yet . And no i dont care about lites at all .
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
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.
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. 👏
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.
Yes 2.6 million for potholes
If you need more, Chicago can send you plenty!😂
God bless our Mayor! 🙏He's making changes we need!
stop F wasting money
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
GOOD CALL MAYOR WHITMIRE!
She talking about it's dark on that bridge. Get some LED solar lights...duhhh!
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
I love this Mayor!!! ❤❤❤
And the city roads and trash smh good job
Then use regular street lights .
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.
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
Good what a waste of money. Thank you Whitmire
2 and a half million dollars to basically do what our parents did in Christmas with the lights . just change a little bulb
Abbie sit down and be quiet. The only person who is worried about over priced light is you. Good call John.
Take away toll roads I don’t give damn about no lights plus it’s always traffic over there
They going to pocket the money anyways.
Your grammar is pathetic.
This isnt the Turner admin, this mayor cleaning up Turners bullsht.
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.
“And Turn off all these damn lights!” - everyone who has ever gone through financial crisis.
Very good. we need money for other pressing needs.
"We are broke" Maybe they need Elon to do the budget!
Them lights don’t cost that much nor the instillation 🤦🏾♀️
Good. We got real shit to pay for.
It’ll just go to rich Republicans pockets.
Yea pay them fire fighters lol
Good job mayor ❤
We broke! 😂
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! I like the lights, but the city is in a financial crisis! The obscenely expensive lights can wait!
And the money will be paying for what? We want to see EXACTLY where it goes!
Good!!
LMFAO!!!!! Bruh I thought the City was broke after the 5.6 Billion was given to HFD.....
The Nortside barely has street lights. Montrose will be okay.
Finally, it looks like at least some body down at that city hall got some dam sense 👏🏽
I thought he said the city was broke?
Avoid increase in property taxes instead
Thank you finally 😊 that money 💰 can be used in such a better way
Whoever’s in charge of the accounting for the 2 million lighting is pocketing all the money
He's sure going to help to the homelessness. They all know where to go now.
Great discussion!!
Good
I think he meant financial disparity…. I like this mayor. I think the last one was corrupt.
A long time ago they put lights like that on beltway 8 and 45 North the lights don’t work anymore,
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.
GOOD!
How about fixing the street instead.
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????
Wtg Mayor !!!
Do your job dude 👍🏆
They're gonna pocket that money
he will use it to invest in his 3rd house
😮😮😮oh wow. Oh boy they will be angry if this for sure.
So, so what?
When they start talking about homelessness, they are about to steal some money.
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 was just talking about 59 bridge light being off. I was wondering what happened to those beautiful lights.
They just showed a pedestrian street light on the bridge next to the decorative lights, what is she talking about no lights for pedestrians??
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!!
I'll give $1 and 2.499,000 others give a dollar. What you say, Houston?
No but he'll I will my dollar .
Can’t they just hire jellyfish lights and keep it on for years 😂
Fair point. I support it
Use that money to fix those terrible roads!
Use that money to feed people.
The woman wants to keep the pretty multi million dollar lights... check her donors.
The city council was ready to spend MILLIONS on freaking decorative lighting for a BRIDGE?....and people wonder why this town is broke? (eyeroll).
They need to look into hover lights 🤣
Waterloo Iowa needs to take a lesson believe it 😢
Why in the hell does it cost so much to begin with?!?!?! Not Logical!
Keep the lights on, those are iconic
Shut up stupid
Adjust for the homeless they don't even like to go to shelters
Why don't they pass the hat and every person in Houston pitch in $1
How can those light costs millions
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
2.6? Just use some Amazon strip lights 😂
Please fix holcombe blvd
Good on him, maybe there are a few Democrats that have some “smarts” after all.
Bring back the lights. That money won't see the homeless
They’re nice but I get it
I do it for $10.000
Yheaaa that 2.5 million for lights Lol !! Imagine how much more money they spend on bs we don’t know if lol!!
I know some migos who can install those lights for less that 10K
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
Solar
🎉
Good. That shit never worked correctly half the damn fine anyways. Total joke.
😂😂😂😂 good
Smart
I see a ton of bots here 😂
You are The Bot.
@ You’re a genius buddy yes I’m a bot with 300+ videos uploaded. You wouldn’t know a bot even if it smacked you in the face and told you what it was.
Fkn 🤡
Dont give a single fuuuuu about thoes lights. But if hes spending 100000000% of his energy effort to understandand stop WHY ot cost this much IS the problem.. If money wins in your efforts YOU are the problem. Stop profiteering...
Ask Guv'nr Rotten Bottom to fix it. 😅
The only thing this mayor has done is talk a lot about what he will do ,but i havent seen any real action yet . And no i dont care about lites at all .
What you just said maid zero cents .he just saved 2.5 million waisted dollars .duh
Maybe he can help you learn how to spell simple words
I'm sure Houston has very experienced accountants. How about an independent audit going back 10 years to see where all of the tax dollars are going??
Houston Mayor, I will do the lights for $2.45 million :) It will be all done with Govee lights
No wonder the city always broke
Good
Good