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Houston leaders doubling fines for illegal dumping
Houston City Council is turning up the heat on those who are illegally dumping trash. FOX 26 Houston's Greg Groogan is here to debrief us on how city leaders are trying to stop this trend.
HOUSTON - Houston City Council is turning up the heat on those who are illegally dumping.
By unanimous vote, Council doubled the maximum fine for offenders breaking the city's dumping law to $4,000.
Mayor Sylvester Turner encouraged local judges to use the harsher penalty to hold offenders accountable and send a serious, community-wide message.
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"Don't let them just walk away. Don't do that. We are increasing the fine. Hit them with a heavy fine, because this an all-out attack on people who are illegally dumping," said Turner.
Council members called on the Mayor to funnel any additional revenue from fines into clean-up efforts and anti-dumping surveillance.
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