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Tow operators urge rate increase; committee brings tow‑rate recommendation back in one week
Summary
Tow Rate Commission members and tow operators urged the committee to approve updated tow rates — the first increase since 2013 — and the committee voted to bring the proposal back in one week for further action.
Members of the Detroit Tow Rate Commission and police‑authorized towers asked the committee to approve new tow rates they said are overdue, citing that rates have not changed since 2013.
Peggy Goodwin, representing police‑authorized towers and a member of the Tow Rate Commission, told the committee that towers have not received a rate increase since 2013 and said the fee compensates towers for time on scene whether work lasts 30 minutes or several hours. “We believe these rates are fair…
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