DMV closes North Las Vegas location after lack of water service

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles closed its North Decatur Boulevard location in North Las Vegas on Friday, March 31, 2023, after personnel noticed that the office had no water service. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File).
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles closed its North Decatur Boulevard place in North Las Vegas on Friday after personnel saw that the office had no water service, however it must reopen by Saturday morning, a spokesman said.

" I actually do not know why the water is out, however the water is out," said Kevin Malone, the DMV public information officer.

The firm's personnel discovered the water had been shut down before the workplace, at 7170 N. Decatur Blvd., had and opened to turn away a line of individuals waiting on the area to open at the typical time of 8 a.m., Malone said.

" We were attempting to get a port-a-potty and a cleaning station however we weren't able to obtain them in a timely matter," he said.

The duty for water service at the DMV office rests with the city of North Las Vegas and the Nevada State Public Work's Division's Buildings and Grounds Maintenance firm, since the DMV does not own any of its buildings, Malone said.

North Las Vegas officials have actually said that the water will resume streaming, consisting of in the toilet, by 8 a.m. Saturday, he stated.

The office, which typically services 1,000 people a day, will accommodate customers who had visits on Friday by allowing them to stroll in without a visit starting Monday to April 14, he said.

The DMV, which processes walk-in consumers on Saturdays, will resume that service tomorrow, where the workplace gives out a ticket with a time for them to return later on in the day, he stated.

A spokesperson for North Las Vegas might not be reached Friday.

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