Eileen Faxas of 11 News Defenders continues to pound the issue of accessible online food inspections, this time managing to get the mayor to sit down and answer some questions:
So after talking with many people on this subject, 11 News’ consumer reporter Eileen Faxas got to talk with the one person who has the power to make the ultimate decision.
Bill White’s staff gave 11 News 25 minutes, so Eileen Faxas asked Houston’s mayor the kinds of questions she thought Houstonians would ask.
The city has already purchased the software and system designed to provide this service for its citizens. Unfortunately, the issue still seems to be one that doesn’t concern the mayor:
Mayor White’s top priorities, he said, aren’t online health inspections, but traffic, drainage, and jobs. Which means taxpayers will have to wait to see what their $217,000 bought in that brand-new computer system sitting in the Health Department.
Faxas: “At what point will you make this a priority?” Mayor White: “It will be sometime soon.”
I guess after the mayor tackles more important priorities like Tasers, African-American museums, and a new park boondoggle.
