June Update - DMV

On Thursday, June 26 the Legislature voted to proceed with the design of a nominal 7500 square feet DMV and Board of Elections office on River Street. There were two other sizes of building considered at 6500 and 4000 square feet, respectively however the first vote passed to provide adequate space for the DMV, BOE office and storage of the new voting machines.

The new voting machines are scheduled to arrive in the immediate future, and they will be temporarily be stored at County owned or leased property until the permanent facility is completed. The machines require routine maintenance and testing, and must be contained in a temperature and humidity controlled environment with power connections to allow for the machines to function properly. That, combined with the fact the the BOE and DMV are both independent departments from the remainder of the County yet share Motor Voter registration was the reason I supported and voted for the 7500 square foot building option.

Moving the BOE out of the Cortland County Office Building is one of the first steps to renovate and upgrade the CCOB. At only 1000 square feet, their current space can be utilized for other departments as the master plan is developed and implemented.

I will be forming a sub-committee to work the the consultant, the County Clerk, Elections Office, County Planning and the area residents.