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Sheriff outlines TowPro rollout to automate tow-rotation; vendors to pay registration fee
Summary
Washington County's sheriff described adopting TowPro, an automated tow-rotation platform the county plans to deploy April 1 to improve transparency and reduce dispatcher workload; tow companies will be asked to pay a $357 annual registration fee and $15 per tow rather than use taxpayer funds.
The sheriff of Washington County told the Public Safety Committee the Sheriff's Office will implement an automated tow‑rotation platform called TowPro to handle "no‑preference" tow requests starting April 1, with a five‑month inclusion window for other vendors to opt into the system in September.
The sheriff said consolidation of countywide dispatch operations and rising call volumes made the automated rotation attractive because it reduces…
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