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Residents, editor criticize Bay City Bridge Partners tolling; commission allows extra public comment
Summary
At the Oct. 6 Bay City City Commission meeting an editorial reader and residents sharply criticized toll billing practices by Bay City Bridge Partners. The commission agreed to allow two extra minutes of public comment after a roll-call vote; one commissioner objected.
At the Oct. 6 Bay City City Commission meeting, David Clark, editor of the Daily News, urged the commission to investigate billing and customer-service practices by Bay City Bridge Partners and called for city leaders to explore legal and financial steps to end the company’s management of the city’s tolled bridges.
Clark read a column that said Bay City Bridge Partners had sent erroneous bills — including notices to people who never used the bridges and, in at least one alleged case, to a deceased resident — and criticized the company for perceived lack of transparency and accountability. He said the Liberty Bridge began tolling in June 2023 and…
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