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Chattanooga board recommends taxi fare and toll increases to city council, defers Mercury case to February
Summary
On Jan. 8, 2026, the Chattanooga City Taxi Regulatory Board voted to recommend a taxi-rate increase and a 3% cost-of-living toll adjustment to city council, and added the pending Mercury Transportation lawsuit to the February agenda for follow-up.
The Chattanooga City Taxi Regulatory Board voted Jan. 8, 2026, to send two rate recommendations to Chattanooga City Council and to revisit a pending lawsuit involving Mercury Transportation at its February meeting.
Jonathan Easter of Nuga Taxi told the board he had circulated PDF rate recommendations and urged the board to forward a proposal to the council. The board voted to recommend the taxi-rate increase be submitted to the city council for…
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