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Thursday, June 13,1996
Deadlocked Town Council Decides
To Wait on Taxicab Driver Permit
■ Locked in a 44 tie, Chapel Hill Town
Council members postponed voting until an
ailing Barbara Booth-Powell can return.
BYRENfiETOY
STAFF WRITER
Local taxicab companies will have one fewer driver to consider
until the Chapel Hill Town Council decides whether to grant
Clarence Webb a taxicab driver’s permit.
Council members tabled Webb's petition until Council mem
ber Barbara Booth-Powell returns from her
leave of absence due to an illness. She is
needed to cast the deciding vote to break
the council’s 4-4 deadlock.
Webb, a Chapel Hill resident, was con
victed of manslaughter 11 years ago and
served three yean in the North Carolina
prison system. Since then, Webb, 45, has
tried to turn his life around.
Webb applied for a Chapel Hill taxicab
driver’s permit in December 1995 and was
denied because of a town ordinance which
states that persons convicted of manslaugh
ter cannot obtain a taxi permit.
After Town Manager Cal Horton de
nied Webb’s appeal, the Town Council
voted 5-2 on May 13 to grant Webb the
permit. Because six votes are needed for an
ordinance to pass on first reading, the Council must have at least
five positive votes upon the second reading for it to pass. On May
29, Mayor Rosemary Waldorf rescinded her vote in support of
Webb.
“I made a mistake,” Waldorf said at the meeting. “I’m just
terribly uncomfortable making this exemption in this case because
we are promising a certain level of safety to the public when we
grant these taxi franchises.”
The Council ended up in a 4-4 deadlock, a disappointment for
Webb, who had been hopeful after the May 13 vote. Council
members Richard Franck, Lee Pavao and Pat Evans also voted
against granting the permit.
“It’s definitely heartbreaking, but also mind-baffling because I
don’t understand, after all I’ve presented to the Town Council,
INVESTIGATION
FROM PAGE 3
Gold said the investigation of this incident did not differ from
other investigations, except that it was more highly publicized.
“We certainly did not investigate this one any differently,”
Gold said. “We see the need to investigate all complaints against
the department.”
Gold said he had faith in the investigating officer’s ability to do
a complete investigation. “I know that the officer did a good job
of investigating,” Gold said. “He was very thorough.”
Gold said the department would like to put the incident behind
them.
“We feel that the matter is closed, but it’s still an opportunity
for us to improve our services,” he said.
Terrence Deas, president of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Inc.,
could not be reached for comment.
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that they can still vote not to grant me a permit, ” Webb said. “I feel
that it’s wrong because I have more than proven myself. What
good is rehabilitation if you are going to close doors after people
have been rehabilitated?”
In addition to completing a detoxification program and hold
ing a steady job as a cabinetmaker, Webb has devoted some of his
time to Freedom House Detox, a drug rehabilitation program,
and to the Interfaith Council Community Shelter. Webb also was
married last year and was granted custody of his 14-year-old
daughter three years ago.
Many of Webb’s friends and colleagues have appealed to the
Council on his behalf, either in writing or in person.
In a letter to the Council, Gorden DeFosset, who has known
Webb for eight years, wrote, “During the time that I have known
Clarence, I have seen him grow into a responsible, hard-working,
conscientious person.”
Stephen Loney, a substance abuse counselor who has known
Webb for five years, told the Council on May 29 that Webb had
been punished, been rehabilitated and made his restitution.
“There are a lot of people out there who have made mistakes,”
Loney said. “Do they pay for them for the rest of their lives, or is
there a point where we give people an opportunity?”
Council member Julie Andresen voted in favor of Webb. She
said the character testimonies on Webb’s behalf convinced her he
was a changed man and an exemplary person. “To me, he is an
impressive individual in how he leads his life now,” she said.
Council member Richard Franck voted against granting the
permit because he said he believes it is important that laws be
enforced as they were written.
“I’m not tempted to make an exemption to a law for a single
individual,” Franck said. “I’m terribly happy that he’s been able
to turn his life around and certainly there are other avenues
available to him for employment.”
Chapel Hill Mayor
ROSEMARY
WALDORF rescinded
her vote in support of
Webb on May 29 to
create the deadlock.
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Funding chairwoman Mary Norwood-
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the program must rely more heavily on
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Fund raisers have so far targeted the
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Most recently, parents and staffers gath
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building fiind.
Head Start also got an earful on May 31
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Penny Harvest was good this year: the
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Harvest funds.
Norwood-Jones said fund-raising would
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“We are always still accepting dona
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