SOS office in Allegan temporarily relocating, to be closed Sept. 24

Michigan Secretary of State sent this bulletin at 09/19/2018 09:33 AM EDT
Media Release from Secretary of State Ruth Johnson

-- For immediate release --

SOS office in Allegan temporarily relocating, to be closed Sept. 24

Customers urged to hop online to ExpressSOS.com instead

 

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The Secretary of State office in Allegan will close on Sept. 24 and temporarily relocate as part of a renovation and expansion project but customers can hop online to ExpressSOS.com instead, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said.

The office at 430 Western Ave. will not open on Monday, Sept. 24. Normal service will resume at 277 North St. at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The new location, a building owned by Allegan County that previously housed Community Mental Health, is a temporary lease arrangement while the Western Ave. office undergoes renovation and expansion. The office is expected to resume service at the Western Ave. location in early November.

Customers and staff will benefit from 70 percent more lobby space, the addition of customer service stations and public restrooms. Other renovations include an expanded customer entrance, new data lines to speed transactions, electrical updates, new carpeting and new wallcovering. The remodeled office will also offer 24/7 access to a Self-Service Station, which provides a convenient option for customers renewing their license plate tabs.

“This project is part of our commitment to continuously improving our service and the experience of customers who visit an office,” Johnson said. “Area residents now can hop online to do many transactions with us at ExpressSOS.com, but when they do visit our Allegan branch, we want them to have the best experience possible.”

ExpressSOS.com allows customers to renew their tabs and driver’s licenses, get a duplicate registration or title, change their address and register to be an organ donor. And with its Print ’N Go feature, customers can renew their driver’s licenses and tabs for their vehicles, motorcycles or boats, print their receipt and drive legally until they get their card or sticker in the mail. On their eighth year, customers do need to visit an office to get a new driver’s license so they can pass a vision test and get an updated photo.

Those who need to visit a Secretary of State office for services during the closure can visit one of the following offices:

Van Buren County PLUS
32849 Red Arrow Highway, Paw Paw
M, T, Th, F: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Ottawa County PLUS
587 E. 8th St., Suite 90, Holland
M, T, Th, F: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Kalamazoo County PLUS
3298 Stadium Drive, Kalamazoo
M, T, Th, F: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For media questions, please call Fred Woodhams at 517-373-2520.

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Customers may call the Department of State Information Center to speak to a customer-service representative at 888-SOS-MICH (767-6424).