DMV OFFICE TO CLOSE TILL DECEMBER RE-DO TO COST $334,000.Byline: ERIC LEACH Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. -- The Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. office will be closed through Dec. 6 while the 17-year-old building undergoes a major face-lift. The Simi Valley office handles nearly 135,000 driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something , vehicle registration and drive-test transactions a year and has a reputation for being one of the nicest in the area, with relatively short lines. This attracts customers from other areas, including the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , where DMV DMV abbr. Department of Motor Vehicles waits can be longer. ``I'm sorry it's closing, and I'm sure people are not happy,'' said Simi Valley City Council member Barbracq Williamson. ``It's inconvenient because doing business here in town is much better than going to a neighboring community.'' Williamson said she recently went to the Thousand Oaks office, which she described as a ``total zoo,'' where she had towait more than an hour to pick up license plates. ``I've always had excellent service in Simi Valley. I know that once we get it open again, it will be great. It will just make things go faster. In the long run, it's going to be worth it,'' she said of the renovation. The $334,000 project includes improvement of disabled-customer access, interior painting and new carpeting. The state and city are splitting the cost. The city of Simi Valley built the local DMV office at 3855-D Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Street in 1989 for about $1.5 million and has been leasing it to the state for $11,054 a month. After the renovation, the monthly rent will go up to $11,573. The Department of Motor Vehicles recommends that during the closure, residents of the Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Valley-Moorpark areas go to the DMV office in Thousand Oaks, 1810 Avenida de Los Arboles, which is 18 miles from the Simi office, or to the San Fernando Valley office at 20725 Sherman Way, Winnetka, which is 13 miles away. The Simi Valley office employs 15 full-time and 10 part-time employees and most workers will be loaned to nearby DMV offices to help handle customers diverted as a result of the office closure. DMV officials say they will carefully monitor customer flow to the surrounding offices and move technicians as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . The Department of Motor Vehicles usually closes about a dozen offices each year for varying periods of time to make improvements. ``Sometimes we have to close offices to make sure they are up to the standards of service we like to provide,'' said Steve Haskins, a spokesman for the DMV. ``If customers have to drive to other offices, we will do everything we can to offset the increased workload. There are so many Internet options, people can save themselves a drive to the office and a wait in line.'' eric.leach@dailynews.com (805) 583-7602 |
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