It is the front office of state government. You have to miss a half a day’s work and wait two or three hours for a simple transaction. And now it’s not even open on Saturday mornings. Is that okay with you?
How about this: A consultant moves his business to Rhode Island. But he’s lived in New York for some years and let his home state license lapse. So he goes to the registry and they tell him he’s got a four-month wait for a road test. Is that good for business? Is that okay with you?
And now you read that they spent millions on building renovations and nothing is different? Is that okay?
Well, it’s not okay with me. There are good, hard-working, people at every level of state government who are just as frustrated as you are. The Registry is the tip of the iceberg. I know people in government today who could turn these problems around.
They just need to be turned loose. Send me to Providence as your Representative. I will bring your message of higher expectations. I will start that process. You’re paying for it and you deserve nothing less.
-Spencer
originally published 8/19/2010 in the South County Independent
