County Council to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Taxi Legislation

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, on Expedited Bill 20-17 that would provide for an extension of time to place a vehicle in taxi service for applicants for certain taxicab licenses that were approved for issuance, but were not issued. The bill also would generally amend the laws governing the licensing and regulation of taxicabs.

The public hearing will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building, which is located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. The hearing will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Cable Channels 996 (high definition) and 6 (standard definition) on Comcast; Channels 1056 (HD) and 6 (SD) on RCN; and Channel 30 on Verizon. It also will be available live via streaming through the Council web site at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8

Those interested in testifying at the public hearing can start signing up on Thursday, June 15, online at:
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/phsignup.html
 or by calling 240-777-7803. The deadline to sign up is 5 p.m. on Monday, June 26. Call 240-777-7910 to obtain copies of the bill or go to http://tinyurl.com/yc3vlg66 .

PublicHearingTaxicabRegulations + 6-14-17.doc

Release ID: 17-140
Media Contact: Esther Bowring 240-777-7155