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San Luis council deadlocks on ordinance to remove downtown taxi stands after federal port request
Summary
The council failed to adopt Ordinance No. 481, which would have repealed code provisions authorizing taxi stands downtown, after tied and split roll-call votes. Staff said GSA/CBP port-of-entry construction requires clearing the right-of-way and gave taxi companies time to find private locations; council members divided over enforcement and alternatives.
The San Luis City Council debated and ultimately failed to pass Ordinance No. 481, a measure staff said is needed to remove references to taxi stands from city code after federal port authorities asked that the right-of-way near the port of entry be cleared before construction.
City staff and police told the council that ongoing GSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection construction at the port of entry will render current taxi-stand locations unsafe and unavailable. "The public right-of-way portion of the street are currently being used as a taxi stand and will no longer be available for…
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