WKRN, Nashville, Tennessee News, Weather, and Sports |Budget cuts could force driver's license stations to close
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennesseans may soon have to wait in line longer to get their driver’s license.
Governor Phil Bredesen has asked each state agency to present a plan should they have to cut 9% from their budgets to see what might be affected.
Dave Mitchell, Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Public Safety, said Thursday if that should happen, six driver's license stations would have to close.
In addition, Mitchell said driver's license fees may increase and dozens of state troopers could lose their jobs.
Driver's license fees have not gone up in Tennessee 1987.
"I think most legislators and most members of the public would [pay a higher fee] to keep troopers patrolling counties," the governor said during his annual budget hearings.
Commissioner Mitchell indicated he would broach the fee increase idea with the governor.
More likely budget victims might be highway patrol safety programs.
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