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stouffville suntribune thursday june 16 2005 13 taxi business sold to numbered company by hannelore volpe staff writer stouffvilles local taxi company econo taxi is calling it quits picking up its last fare at the end of the month econo taxi limo services ltd which has driven local residents par ticularly seniors and young people has sold its busi ness to a numbered com pany coowner theresa bray said mrs bray operated the business with her husband wayne for about eight years econo taxi runs five cabs while todays taxi which services mainly the northern part of the municipality has eight its the end of an era mrs bray said we will miss everybody in town with the couple sharing driving duties with hired drivers and often being on call 24 hours a day seven days a week they decided to sell the business to have more time for their family mrs bray plans to take the summer off before decid ing oh their next enter prise the demise of the taxi business is disappoint ing mayor sue sherban said econo has grown with the community and they knew our seniors and our kids the town has received no notice as to who the new owners might be mrs sherban said if the company that bought econo is not local it will be a loss to the com munity mrs sherban said we could lose that personal touch the mayor doesnt believe tighter regulations brought in last year for the local taxi industry limiting the age of vehicles and increased maintenance requirements were a factor in deciding to close opera tions although increasing costs helped prompt the closure it was not the main motivator mrs bray said during the past eight years things got tougher and tougher in the indus try mrs bray said the taxi company raised its rates in 2000 and 2004 to try to recoup some of the rising costs of gas prices employee wages new cars and insurance we have always tried to limit the amount of increases because most of the customers were sen- 8 years iors mrs bray said when the taxi company first started the owners had a choice of five insur ance companies for their business now there are only two friendships the couple formed with the many sen iors arid young people theyve taken to their desti nations will be missed the most mrs bray said the taxi drivers became so familiar with stouffville that customers began ask ing for their destination by the persons name a failed bylaw to restrict the location of tattoo par lours in downtown stouffville cost local tax payers more than 14400 the fees went to a lawyer and consultant to formulate a bylaw just before the freak ink tattoo studio was to open its doors on main street in early april the proposed bylaw included restrictions on where such businesses could be located includ ing near schools and in the downtown core resident dave probert had asked that the costs of the bylaw be disclosed after receiving up to 30 phone calls and emails in march from local residents concerned about the loca tion of the new business mayor sue sherban decid ed to- have the bylaw drawn up for councils consideration two school principals and eight merchants voiced their opposition to the tattoo parlour councillors and residents received notice of the meeting just five days in advance meanwhile support for the business came from numerous residents including some local busi ness people at the march 29 meeting council unan imously rejected the bylaw deeming it too dra- conian the tattoo parlour opened its doors for busi ness shortly afterwards no further complaints were received by her office town clerk michele kennedy said drive your dollar further summer sales event purchase financing per mo60 mos 2995 down payment 6 security deposit 5 year100000 km warranty comprehensive limited roadside assistance powertrain alihyllnrmiwarrahmeshwe no deouctoul includes luddoh hyundaicanadacom sorro plots may rot osclkftcbloxualukrapr awymtccallo3ctigamcls14335ftoa3s14arricictd zoroaartyixxoturrodifertatpdetetoi3rtlrclrtxlrtotastofuam agpicdtt taxes fcera end 350 bra acqitifcn loo ooa vmrolcmgoolaiom3x6soitatoaxagsnucm ajmraveocfstrefcnirw1im oac al cadi puttrao and ms ofcos oco ire iranao pi e ona a aaiioioo bws docto rrotl lor 487206 mortfis cob esootora km obigacnoll 5x100 llntod tmo or soodoakxteaxjls 4 markham 4641 hwy 7 markham j at kennedy sale hotline i fli bbifeilg4ci showroom hours mondaythursday 9am 9pm fridaysaturday 9am 6pm highway 7 k3 w e vt7t k tv wt