PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE INTENTION BY THE CITY OF FREDERICK

TO ISSUE TAXICAB PERMITS

 

Pursuant to The Code of the City of Frederick, Chapter 23 entitled Taxicabs, the City of Frederick will be making available eleven (11) new taxicab permits.

 

A person wishing to obtain a new taxicab permit shall submit to the agency, on or before June 15, 2007:

(1)                   A City of Frederick Taxicab Permit Application;

(2)                   A permit fee of $2,500 in the form of a certified check (refundable only if permit is not granted).

 

One application and associated fees must be submitted for each permit requested.  An applicant may submit up to, but no more than, eleven (11) applications for this process.  In the event that there are a sufficient number of permits for all applicants, then every applicant who is eligible will be awarded a permit.  If there are more applicants than available permits, a lottery will be held after June 15 but on or before June 20, 2007.  The taxicab commission will choose those persons to receive a taxicab permit by a random drawing of names of eligible applicants.  Any person who is awarded a permit immediately forfeits the $2,500 fee.

 

Applications can be obtained at:

(1)                                       Frederick Police Department Headquarters, 100 West Patrick Street, Frederick, MD

(2)                                       Frederick Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, 2 South Court Street, Frederick, MD

(3)                                       The City of Frederick’s City Hall, 101 North Court Street, Frederick, MD

(4)                                       www.cityoffrederick.com/departments/Police/specialvehicle/index.htm

 

Applicants can also contact the Special Vehicle Coordinator at 301-600-2716, Tuesday-Thursday, or krussell@fredco-md.net, to obtain an application and request information.