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The room is getting crowded
In the negotiations between towing companies and the city, it’s becoming standing-room only.
When I sat in on a meeting last week, it was in a small room in the Police Department. There were representatives of the four towing companies and representatives of the city in the form of City Manager Mark Brandenburger, Police Chief Neil R. Ferdelman and Police Capt. Joe Murray.
On Tuesday, both sides brought out some more help for the meeting on the seventh floor of the city building. For the city, Law Director Hillary Stevenson, Vice Mayor Pat Moeller and FOP President Brian Robinson joined the fray. For the towing companies, attorney Kevin L Swick and Bob Day, father of Mike Day of Day’s Towing, sat in.
The city is facing financial crisis as projected by the Decosimo Report in May. Officials think a city-owned impount lot could generate some revenue. The towing companies worry that a city-owned impound lot would put them out of business.
The two sides are trying to hammer out an agreement before July 9. The goal is to allow the city a bigger share of the profits while not harming the towing operations too much.
If the matter goes to council on July 9, it’s a gamble on both sides. If the city opts in favor of an impound lot, the towing companies’ fears may be realized. If the city opts not to approve the impound lot, than the city gets no additional revenue.
July 9 is one week away. I guess we’ll see.
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