DMV Office a Success in Bottineau

Sure you can use the internet to renew your car license But when you first get that car or if you ve put off the renewal too long to wait for the mail to send your tags you have to visit a Department of Transportation office to get things done For people around Bottineau that has meant a trip to Rugby or Minot But not any longer Now they can come to the Bottineau County Courthouse and get the job done Bottineau is one of six rural counties across the state that has received permission to open motor vehicle offices in recent years And since the service began in March it s been very popular Erin Pederson Bottineau We ve either done it through the mail or go to Minot So what do you think of this It s a lot easier save gas Evie Kalk Motor Vehicle Branch Mgr We ve got overwhelming response When you first open you don t know what s going to come if you build it will they come They came As of yesterday we ve taken in over 200 000 that s been sent on the the state and we ve retained 10 000 for the county Kalk says that ten thousand dollars collected from fees on the transactions has allowed her to move a half-time worker to full-time to handle the extra work