Update on Non-Consensual Towing

At the February 17 Work Session Mayor Curtis updated the City Council on progress made in decreasing the amount of non-consensual vehicle towing in Provo.

Number of Tows
Quarter	2013	2014	Percentage
1st	844	972	+15.17%
2nd	743	610	-17.90%
3rd	886	554	-37.47%
4th	1108	605	-45.40%
Total Tows	3581	2741	-23.46%

The towing ordinance was amended in the first quarter of 2014. It took some time to get with everyone to educate the property owners and others involved so towing initially went up during that time. Once the changes were made, improvements were seen in areas with the exception of Joaquin Village, which has seen an increase. Mayor Curtis hopes to find out why problems are continuing at that location.