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<br /> . <br /> Planning <br /> & Development <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 72 West Broadway <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> J u 1 y 12 , 1990 (503) 687-5443 <br /> FAX (503) 687-5572 <br /> NEWS RELE SE <br /> From Rose ary Pryor, Public Information Coordinator <br /> Planning and Development Department <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE: <br /> CHANGING TAXI REGULATIONS <br /> Foru s will be held this month in Eugene and Springfield to discuss a <br /> proposal or a metropolitan system of regulating public passenger vehicles. <br /> Conc rns expressed about the way taxi and re]ated services are provided <br /> locally h ve led the Cities of Springfield and Eugene to reexamine the regu- <br /> lation of public passenger vehicles: taxicabs, limousines, airport shuttles, <br /> and horse drawn vehicles which transport passengers for hire, according to <br /> Greta Ute ht, Specialty Permits Supervisor for the Eugene Building and Permit <br /> Services ivision. <br /> A fo um for owners, operators and drivers of public passenger vehicles <br /> is planne for Tuesday, July 24, in Springfield, 7:30 p.m. at the Library <br /> Meeting R om, Springfield City Hall, 225 Fifth St. A second forum for the <br /> general p blic will be held on Thursday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. at the McNutt <br /> Room at E gene City Hall, 777 Pearl Street. - <br /> Under the staff proposal, companies would be required to obtain a busi- <br /> ness lice se, vehicles would be required to obtain a permit, and drivers <br /> would req ire certification. The proposal must be reviewed and approved by <br /> the Eugen and Springfield City Councils before adoption. <br /> (more) <br /> II <br /> <br />