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Residents press council for transparency on city tow provider; public records suggested
Summary
Gallery speakers accused the city’s long‑standing tow vendor of getting preferential treatment and buying impounded cars cheaply; council and staff said procurement rules classify towing as a professional service and encouraged public‑records requests to determine city costs.
Several residents raised concerns about the city’s apparent single‑vendor arrangement for towing services during public comment at the Nov. 10 Baberton City Council meeting. Commenters said most tows handled from the public right‑of‑way are for private vehicles and questioned whether the city’s selection process gives one vendor an exclusive advantage.
An unnamed gallery speaker and a former tow‑yard employee described how, historically, a tow company that held the city contract would perform town tow services for city…
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