. >> here is pat lawson news. >> good morning, welcome to "reporter's notebook."iscussion with a fuss over fees. if you live in the district of columbia, you could be hit with a host of new fees and higher fines as the council grapples with a way to erase half a million in red ink. the mayor wants to impose hundreds of new fees and taxes. taxes on health clubs, bridges, higher fines for not using a turn signal, for speeding or driving too slowly. some council members are balking at some of the suggesting proposed fees. tough choices to make in an election year. jerry. jump right on that. >> yeah, i have to. the talk on the streets is the fact that people are really getting upset over these fees and these new taxes. the one thing are the meters, the parking meters, for instance. for 25 cents, eight minutes, four minutes. people are complaining about this. and people in the district are saying, wait a minute, it cost too much to live in the district of columbia. jack evans had it right and he said you can't nickel and dime everybody. all of jack edmondson, reporter