Shreveport CAO Brian Crawford is the architect of the city's 2017 budget and he tells us why it includes a new fee for garbage collection.

The City Council is scheduled to hold marathon sessions on October 29th and 30th to go over each Department budget to look for any changes that should be made. This budget does include funding for a 5 percent increase for all city workers making under 85 thousand dollars.

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