Daily Archives: November 14, 2012

No comments, no vote on Bainbridge car tab fee

If islanders are perturbed by a proposed new vehicle registration fee, they didn’t show it Wednesday.

A hearing on a resolution creating a charge of up to $20 per vehicle to support road work drew no attendees to City Hall on Wednesday evening. The Transportation Benefit District board — made up of City Council members — did not vote on the proposed fee. Instead, a vote may come at the district’s Dec. 5 meeting.

A few islanders have spoken out for and against car tab fees at past meetings. Some believe the charge is a fair way to raise money for badly needed road repairs. Others, including car collectors, say it would unduly burden households with multiple vehicles.

The city estimates a $20 fee would generate $330,000 each year for road projects.

The full draft resolution can be read here.

Police Blotter: Nearly $300,000 stolen from island man’s bank account

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An unknown person used a 69-year-old Bainbridge man’s personal information to wire nearly $300,000 from the man’s bank account to an account in China on Nov. 5. The man said his bank would reimburse him for the money once he filed a fraud affidavit.

Also this week, a 67-year-old man admitted to “beating up” his friend for not allowing him to sleep over, and a possible Halloween night child luring attempt was reported on Weaver Road.

The blotter is below:

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