At least one suburban city is towing snowbound cars for free, while Tulsans continue to pay to retrieve any vehicles they abandoned on city streets during Tuesday's blizzard and during its aftermath.
The city of Owasso has been towing abandoned vehicles to two locations at the city's expense, Assistant City Manager Warren Lehr said. Vehicles are being taken to the Reasor's at 116th Street North and U.S. 169 and the school transportation lot at 76th Street North and U.S. 169.
The service has been popular with residents, and Lehr envisions it continuing until the last vehicle is cleared.
Vehicles left on Tulsa streets are being towed to Storey Wrecker, which contracts with the city to handle all "driver under arrest tows" and tows involving traffic accidents and vehicles impeding the flow of traffic.
Vehicles are taken to Storey's storage lot at 10 N. Elwood Ave. - one block west of Denver Avenue at Archer Street.
Storey also handles similar business for the city of Broken Arrow at its Broken Arrow Division, 775-H N. Redbud St..
Proof of ownership is required to claim an impounded vehicle, and fees, which are set by state statute, start at about $75.
As for whether Tulsa might consider footing the bill for abandoned-vehicle tows here, "that hasn't been discussed, and it's not something on the radar screen," Mayor Dewey Bartlett said. "We've got more important things we're dealing with right now.
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