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>> Your property tax bill is
probably on your mind. They are
often do in January and they
are a burden for a lot of
families are our KPRC. 2
investigates team wants to make
sure that money is at least
spent wisely.
>> And Waller County, we have
found an issue that we think
deserves attention. Eisenbaum
uncovering a problem that now has the federal government
has the federal government
involved.
>> With in Waller County
government, there is
dysfunction inefficiency.
You pay for and as KPRC 2
investigates recently
discovered.
>> Perhaps workers and many
legal and believe it is sir.
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>> Emergency Services District
200 within its sprawling 609
square mile coverage area
governs fire and EMS service
for 73,000 people in Waller
County and parts of Harris County in return this year.
County in return this year.
He has T 200 collected
more than 12 million dollars in
property and sales tax. It
appears they’re wasting some.
My first question is.
>> Well, you do an on-camera
interview with me. If not
today, on another day.
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>> KPRC 2 investigates has
learned he has t to hundreds
subcontractor for ambulance
service. Waller County EMS
stripped off emissions equipment on Fort DSD own
equipment on Fort DSD own
ambulance. It’s the legal votes
to remove emissions equipment.
The man on the phone is Waller
County Constable. Bo has Shaw.
>> A law
enforcement official who
moonlights as director of Waller County EMS, the
Waller County EMS, the
ambulance service provider for
ESD 200 says he approved the
removal of the equipment that
includes sensors and catalytic
converters.
>> That was the recommendation
with the King. Be able to
provide the food that we had to
provide it.
>> This is the spot where the
ambulance emissions equipment
was altered, according to
records, we obtained a place
called Barry Fleet Services
in Hempstead did the work in question what they did not make
question what they did not make
anyone available for interview
or follow up to us.
>> Tony Rodriguez runs his own
mother shopping. There’s
nothing to do with the
ambulances in question what
he says besides being illegal,
removing emissions equipment is
typically not a good fix for
vehicle, reliability issues,
lack of
>> You know, oil change,
tuneup. Air filters. It’s just like the
Air filters. It’s just like the
main. It’s that’s the same
conclusion reached by ESD 2.
100’s director Tim Gibson.
We didn’t get maintenance
record per se as much as we got
what they spent money on.
>> Everything with the at
dollar amount on them.
>> Well, they put a dollar amount on it. According to
amount on it. According to
Gibson, 3 of the 4 altered
ambulances cost between 18
$21,000 to repair the emissions
systems before truck was recently fixed for $59,000
recently fixed for $59,000
requiring a new engine subtract
the unrelated transmission
cause then add it all up and
you’re over 100 grand. And that
doesn’t even include the
thousands of dollars. It cost
to delete the emissions
equipment in the first place.
It’s a fairly expensive problem. And that’s before the
problem. And that’s before the
Gibson notified takes their
pound of flesh. So just how
much could the EPA finds really
total thousands? We have
details on previous cases
across the country. On our
website, click 2 Houston dot
com. We’ve been covering