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UTW Appeals Move Forward

The Board of Appeals has agreed to hear UTW’s appeal of a Taxi Commission’s decision approving a settlement between the commission and Veterans Cab over Veterans’ 25 corporate medallions.
The agreement would require Veterans to surrender eight permits, but would allow the company to gradually return the rest under a formula linked to the death of its remaining shareholders. Under that formula, Veterans would probably control most of the permits for many years to come.
UTW contends all 25 permits are void and should have been reissued to permit applicants years ago.
As of Jan. 1, National Cab took over management of the Veterans color scheme from Speck Cab Co. Most of the non-corporate Veterans permits have transferred to Arrow Cab.
The appeal will be heard March 15 in City Hall, Room 416. The meeting begins at 5 p.m.
UTW has also appealed to the Court of Appeal a Superior Court decision upholding the Taxi Commission over eight medallions formerly held by deceased Yellow Cab shareholder Georgette Welch. The commission awarded the permits to Welch’s children, Amy and Philip, who claimed they should have been named on the permits when they were purchased in 1977.
UTW contends the commission unlawfully transferred the medallions to the Welch children in violation of Proposition K of 1978. No date has been set for a hearing on the appeal.