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DMV office in Tulelake open again
Published March 14, 2004
By LEE JUILLERAT
The Tulelake office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, which closed in October to cut costs, will reopen Monday on a part-time basis.
Under an agreement worked out between DMV officials and Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa, the office will be open three days a week on the first and third weeks of the month.
The days are:
Mondays from 1 to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A department worker from Redding is to travel to Tulelake to staff the office.
LaMalfa, a Republican from Richvale, praised Tulelake Basin residents for their "persistence in keeping up the public pressure on the Department of Motor Vehicles to reopen the Tulelake office."
LaMalfa and Tulelake residents made repeated inquiries and sent letters to the former DMV director, Stephen Gourley, and the new director, Ken Gutierrez, who was appointed earlier this year by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"The residents spoke out loud and clear at my Town Hall meeting, and I let the DMV officials know how important it was to maintain service in this part of California," LaMalfa said. "I'm happy that we've been able to come to an agreement with DMV to keep customer service a priority."
DMV Region 1 Administrator Larry Campbell informed the community and LaMalfa of the closure about a week before the office closed its doors Oct. 31.
Northern California residents were unhappy and cited the distance they'd have to travel to other DMV offices in Alturas and Yreka. Residents from both the Tulelake Basin and Butte Valley residents used the Tulelake office.
The closure was especially expected to impact agriculture vehicles, such as potato trucks, that would have to be driven to Alturas or Yreka for mandatory inspections.
By LEE JUILLERAT
The Tulelake office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, which closed in October to cut costs, will reopen Monday on a part-time basis.
Under an agreement worked out between DMV officials and Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa, the office will be open three days a week on the first and third weeks of the month.
The days are:
A department worker from Redding is to travel to Tulelake to staff the office.
LaMalfa, a Republican from Richvale, praised Tulelake Basin residents for their "persistence in keeping up the public pressure on the Department of Motor Vehicles to reopen the Tulelake office."
LaMalfa and Tulelake residents made repeated inquiries and sent letters to the former DMV director, Stephen Gourley, and the new director, Ken Gutierrez, who was appointed earlier this year by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"The residents spoke out loud and clear at my Town Hall meeting, and I let the DMV officials know how important it was to maintain service in this part of California," LaMalfa said. "I'm happy that we've been able to come to an agreement with DMV to keep customer service a priority."
DMV Region 1 Administrator Larry Campbell informed the community and LaMalfa of the closure about a week before the office closed its doors Oct. 31.
Northern California residents were unhappy and cited the distance they'd have to travel to other DMV offices in Alturas and Yreka. Residents from both the Tulelake Basin and Butte Valley residents used the Tulelake office.
The closure was especially expected to impact agriculture vehicles, such as potato trucks, that would have to be driven to Alturas or Yreka for mandatory inspections.
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