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Taxi fee increases and enforcement gaps prompt public outcry; fee ordinance continued for more review
Summary
Acting Taxi Commission director explained fee increases meant to balance a stand‑alone budget pending merger with the MTA; taxi medallion holders and drivers testified about sudden fee jumps, missing accounting, and insufficient enforcement; the committee continued the fee ordinance for one week for further reconciliation and review.
The committee heard a lengthy and contested discussion about a Taxi Commission fee ordinance that would raise medallion and license fees to fund the commission’s stand‑alone operations should a contemplated merger with the MTA not occur on schedule.
Acting Taxi Commission Executive Director Jordana Thigpen told the committee the fee ordinance was designed to fund the Taxi Commission on a no‑merger basis and that prior assumptions about a July 1 merger led staff to develop budgets that now require adjustments. Thigpen…
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