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Plain-language guides for people who were towed, and the audits, reports and court rulings behind them. Each summary is ours; follow the link to read the original.
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The City's account of the Council's vote to amend and extend its abandoned-RV towing, impound and disposal contract after a six-month pause in the program, during which the City says safety concerns grew.
Why it matters: Explains who removes abandoned RVs from Spokane streets and why the program stopped and restarted.
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Reported that Spokane Police ordered 11 cars towed in one neighborhood for expired registration after neighbors' complaints, with one owner paying about $300 to get a car back. State law lets officers impound a car parked on a public street whose registration expired more than 45 days earlier.
Why it matters: Shows a street impound that needs no parking violation, only long-expired tabs.
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The City's own numbers at the start of its boot-and-tow program: 2,778 owners with four or more unpaid tickets in collections, 27,785 tickets in all. It explains the scofflaw list, the boot, and the tow if the tickets are not paid.
Why it matters: The only published count we found of Spokane vehicles facing a scofflaw boot or tow.
2014 figures; the rules changed in 2021 (SMC 16A.07.060).
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Reported that more than 30 cars were towed from Browne's Addition so plows could clear its narrow streets, after windshield notices; the impound fee was about $100 a car.
Why it matters: An early record of Spokane's snow-related street tows and their cost.
2000 figures.
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