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Assembly member flags towing problems from AO 2024-77; APD warns of contractor shortfall
Summary
An Assembly member raised concerns on Feb. 5 that AO 2024-77, which allowed one-time access to impounded vehicles, combined with unclaimed cars and insufficient auction recoveries, is straining towing contractors and may affect contract renewals for municipal tow services.
Assembly member Karen Branga and Chief Christopher Case discussed operational issues tied to AO 2024-77 during the Feb. 5 committee meeting after Branga raised a specific case: a vehicle left in northeast Anchorage for over 200 days. Branga said AO 2024-77 — a municipal amendment that gave one-time access for people to retrieve possessions from impounded vehicles — has created new tasks for towing operators and the police department.
Chief Case described the resulting financial pressures on the municipality’s…
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