03/28/2024
“Commerce and industry are the best mines of a Nation.” George Washington, Letter to Joseph Reed, July 22, 1780
Rotation Wrecker Rates are set by the municipality for which the towing company tows. Towing companies have no say in the rates. Putnam County Towing rates have not increased since 2004. At the time of our founder’s death, getting the rates raised was his focus. Late last year, Putnam County Towing companies met to discuss the need for this and options to make it happen. Our team members, Dean & Toni began researching! They checked rates of surrounding counties; they went into archives to find receipts that documented price increases for the general cost of doing business and got us on the agenda for the Putnam County Board of County Commissioners meeting. Toni put together comprehensive packets for each commissioner outlining our quest. She even emailed a copy of it to the board prior to the meeting for their review. We attended this morning’s commission meeting along with other Putnam towing companies who came for support. Toni spoke to the commissioners, overwhelmed them with her presentation and extensive knowledge and was able to answer every question they threw at her! A few things came out of today’s meeting; 1) All commissioners were astounded that Putnam County towing companies hadn’t had a raise in 20 years 2) They were shocked that we hadn’t asked for one and seem to think that rate increase is something that should be put on a periodic agenda for the county 3) no commissioner was opposed to what we were asking. The result was, the commissioner’s voted to table the discussion for today and workshop it & review the extensive information Toni provided, and it would be on the agenda for the next meeting. If we know anything, we know Donald was smiling down on his niece as she approached this cause that was the mission he’d started, and smiling on his brother for his time consuming & painstaking (not words Donald would’ve used) research! Thank you both for all of your hard work. It is appreciated, not just by this company, but all Putnam County wrecker operators.
