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(Left) Photo of the new RMV building in Charton using the Google street view from the off ramp of the MassPike, (Right) A satelite view of the Charton plaza on the MassPike. (Credit: Both photos from Google Maps)
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles now has two RMV location offices on the Turnpike; Charlton and Natick. Both in locations are on the eastbound side.
Registrar Rachel Kaprielian claims a savings using rent free state property compared to leasing space from private owners, such as the closed Southbridge location. The Natick location is the existing service plaza. Natick is an express branch, processing licenses and registrations only.
The RMV also claims it serviced 1.5 million users online at www.mass.gov/rmv. They claim the state will save $1.7 million dollars a year by closing these high cost branches. Eventually, up to a dozen branches could be closed. Seven have already been closed, as noted on mass.gov.rmv. They include Eastham, Falmouth, Framingham, Springfield Eastfield Mall, Cambridgeside, North Attleboro, and Southbridge. Only Framingham and Southbridge have been replaced with other locations.
But the agency has been under fire by patrons and Elected Legislators for its Charlton location as the building is positions between two heavily traveled roads entering the Service Plaza. This has posed a safety hazzard for patrons since the office opened. Patrons must cross close to vehicular traffic coming off the MassPike. Many people have asked the state to change the location to another building, calling the walk unsafe.
Thanks to Google Maps for these photos of what the location looks like.
1 comments:
In their rush to shift expense from their budgets to the pockets of the citizens who now have to pay tolls to visit the Registry, our professional government class completely missed the fact that the enabling legislation for service plazas prohibits access by the general public through the employee entrances to these service plazas. They also missed the fact that there are other locations -- such as the maintenance facility in Weston, where there is no statutory prohibition on public access.
We have not yet seen the bottom of the sheer incompetency of hope and change. Together they can't.
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