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Sheriff asks supervisors to consider a towing advisory board after complaints about high fees
Summary
Amherst County Sheriff requested the board form a towing advisory board to set criteria and recommended rates for law‑enforcement‑initiated tows after residents reported allegedly excessive charges; the board asked the county attorney to provide sample bylaws and policies from other localities and took no formal action.
Amherst County Sheriff Aris urged the Board of Supervisors on March 17 to establish a towing advisory board after receiving complaints that some rotation-listed tow companies charged excessive fees for law-enforcement-initiated tows.
The sheriff described recent calls from residents and insurance agents reporting what he characterized as "astronomical" bills—an example given in the meeting record described a charge of about $120 to retrieve personal property and open gates. "We have reached a point now to have a committee set up as a tow board…
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