LV fuel surcharge eyed

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 | 10:49 a.m.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority plans a special meeting next month to consider implementing a fuel surcharge for passengers on each taxi ride in Clark County.

The board is considering a charge of between 10 cents and 20 cents per trip to compensate for fuel costs, which have fluctuated dramatically since February.

A June survey by AAA of Northern California, which monitors Nevada gasoline prices, said Las Vegas gasoline was selling for an average price of $1.79 a gallon, down 3 cents from near-record highs a month earlier.

The proposed taxi fuel charge, which could take effect Aug. 1 if approved, is controversial because taxi rates were raised on May 1 by 10 cents a mile to $1.70 a mile.

Las Vegas' 14 taxi companies now collect 10 cents per one-seventeenth mile, up from 20 cents per one-eighth mile. Taxicab Authority Administrator Bob Anselmo said the rate increase was authorized, in part, to offset rising fuel prices.

A date for the meeting hasn't been set.

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