CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — The Motor Vehicle and Title Registration office of the Canyon County Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will reopen to the public on Wednesday. The office was originally slated to be closed the week of Nov. 8-12 due to 'unexpected circumstances.'
An increase in staff availability allowed the office to reopen several days earlier than expected, according to Canyon County Assessor Brian Stender.
“Our decision to temporarily close this week was difficult to make, and I’m glad that we’re back to operational strength earlier than initially anticipated. The number of public-facing employees who were necessarily out on authorized sick leave last week made it functionally impossible for us to provide the specialized service necessary to process vehicle registrations,” said Assessor Brian Stender. “I learned earlier today that several of those employees have now been cleared to return to work, allowing us to open back up tomorrow.”
The Canyon County Assessor's Office asked residents to avoid coming to the Motor Vehicle and Title Registration office for non-essential visits on Friday. Officials said the office was experiencing limited staff availability on that day.
Stender said those with appointments set for Friday would still be served.
"We are going to be down quite a few staff members [on Friday], which will, unfortunately, lead to longer than usual lines and extended wait times," Stender said in a statement. "That is why we are encouraging residents who don't have essential business to please consider visiting the office on another day when we can more efficiently serve our customers."
Residents who had an appointment set for the week of the closure will be contacted by email to reschedule their appointment. The online services through the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) website will still be available for those who need to renew their registration.
The closure will not affect the Driver's License office at the Canyon County DMV.
Stender and Asqueta "would like to apologize for any inconvenience this closure may cause."
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