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Committee hears calls to expand towing and booting; DPW outlines impound, auction and software steps
Summary
Residents urged more aggressive booting and towing of scofflaw vehicles and faster auctioning; Department of Public Works provided data on impounds, reclaim rates, boot costs and a planned software integration to coordinate enforcement with MPD.
Several residents and community members urged the Committee on Public Works and Operations to expand booting and towing, increase evening and weekend enforcement, and speed up auctioning or scrapping of impounded vehicles. Department of Public Works officials provided counts, operational detail and a technology plan intended to improve coordination with law enforcement.
Stacy Cloyd, a Ward 6 resident, told the committee she wanted the FY26 budget to fund increased booting and towing during evenings and weekends and to prioritize vehicles with the highest unpaid fines. "Additional booting and towing would remove dangerous vehicles from the road, encourage people to pay tickets ...…
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