IF YOU GO
What: Taxi show cause hearingWhen: 3:30 p.m. ThursdayWhere: City Council building, 11th Street
The Chattanooga Taxi Board will hear complaints Thursday against a local cab owner accused of overcharging customers.
Chattanooga police Inspector Charles Topping said he will present information about All American taxi cab owner Randy Van Hooser, who he said improperly charged customers for a year.
Van Hooser could not be reached for comment. He has been summoned to the Thursday hearing.
City ordinance sets cab rates for all six cab companies in the Chattanooga area. The companies — Millennium, Mercury, Checker Cab, Jackson Cab, East Ridge Cab and All American — are mandated to follow them.