Monday, August 6, 2012
Five companies will be licensed in town.
Hightstown’s Borough Council passed a taxi-licensing ordinance with a 4-2 vote Monday that clears the way for five companies and an unlimited number of cabs to be licensed in the Borough. After licenses are distributed to owners and drivers, customers can expect to see both the vehicle license and driver’s taxi license displayed in the cab (see photo to the right). Drivers that display these credentials have undergone a criminal background check, are legally eligible to work in the United States, have a New Jersey driver’s license and can read, write and speak English “sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make …
The ordinance will limit the number of taxi companies that can operate in the Borough.
A vote to update Hightstown's taxi-licensing ordinance aligning it with state guidelines will be held tonight. Licensing five taxi companies and an unlimited number of cabs was recommended by Police Director James Le Tellier to help with enforcement. Taxicab company owners are also working with police to ensure drivers are complying with local laws, he said. The ordinance would require taxi drivers to have photo identification issued by the Borough. Cabs would also be required to have decals indicating they are licensed in town. A tie-breaking vote by Mayor Steven Kirson introduced the proposed ordinance in July after disagreement between council members over the number of cabs and minimum insurance requirement for companies. Borough …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The public hearing and final vote will be held Aug. 6.
A newly drafted taxi ordinance that does not limit the number of cabs that can be licensed within Hightstown was introduced Monday with a tie-breaking vote by the mayor. Council members Susan Bluth, Robert Thibault and Gail Doran voted against the ordinance while Lynne Woods, Selena Bibens and Larry Quattrone were in favor of it. Police Director James Le Tellier made a recommendation to council to remove the limit on cabs to help with enforcement of those operating illegally, and increase the number of owners licenses to five, given there are five active companies in the Hightstown-East Windsor area. “If you want to eliminate the gypsy cabs, the unlawful cabs, there is only one way to do that and that’s to give them the option to come …
terribly tired of this
10:45 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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