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EMERGENCY SURCHARGE
Taxi Drivers Are Allowed to Pass the Buck
The D.C. Taxicab Commission imposed a $1-a-ride fuel surcharge starting yesterday, raising the price of travel in one zone from $6.50 to $7.50. A trip passing through all eight zones will now cost $19.90.
The commission said the extra charge will remain in effect until Sept. 19, and is needed because of rising gasoline prices. Commissioners approved the emergency action this month.
"Prices have skyrocketed, drivers need help, and the commission has no choice but to provide it in this way," said Interim Chairwoman Doreen E. Thompson.
-- Yolanda Woodlee
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
HUD Delays Foreclosure at Sayles Place
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has postponed the foreclosure sale of Sayles Place Homes in Southeast for three weeks.
The sale of the 61-unit cooperative was scheduled for yesterday. But HUD officials notified residents that the action would be pushed back to June 15. Residents, with the support of city officials, are seeking to pay off their outstanding mortgage and take over the building. The foreclosure sale was scheduled after the building narrowly failed maintenance inspections.
Michael Diamond, an attorney representing the residents, said HUD has given no reason for rescheduling the sale. In the meantime, he said the residents would continue to try to convince HUD that it should cancel the foreclosure and turn the property over to residents.
