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Passenger Vehicle and For‑Hire Board recommends inflation‑based tow‑rate increases to Chattanooga City Council
Summary
The board voted Sept. 4 to send a recommendation to Chattanooga City Council to update city rotation tow rates in Chattanooga City Code §35‑1‑160 to reflect inflation for the most recent two years; the change would apply only to city district/rotation calls, not private tows.
The Passenger Vehicle and For‑Hire Board voted Sept. 4 to recommend that Chattanooga City Council approve inflation‑based increases to the city rotation tow rates set in Chattanooga City Code §35‑1‑160.
The change was presented by Chris Anderson of the mayor’s office, who said the ordinance currently lists daytime and night/weekend/holiday rates at $2.25 and $2.50, respectively, for district rotation calls. Anderson said the inflation rate from 2023 to 2024 (3.09 percent) would raise the rates to $2.32 and $2.58, and a further roughly 3 percent adjustment would be applied for the following year, producing an approximately…
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