FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Agatha Bodwell
Date: September 15, 2010 774-208-3480
Keyes will file legislation requiring the Registry to Notify Drivers
Sandwich—Today Tom Keyes, Sandwich’s Delegate and Deputy Speaker to the Barnstable County Assembly and Republican candidate for State Senate in the Plymouth & Barnstable District, announced that when elected he will file legislation requiring the Registry of Motor Vehicles to notify drivers when their licenses are going to expire.
“It is time to make the Registry consumer oriented. The decision to stop notifying drivers when their licenses expire shows how unfriendly state government has become to the people,” said Keyes. “Unfortunately, Senate President Murray stood on the sidelines and did nothing about correcting the Patrick Administration or the Registry. We need a Senator who will take action rather than ignore bad decisions.”
In 2009 the Registry, as a way to save money, ended the practice of mailing out notices to remind customers to renew. However, the Registry is a profit center for the state taking in more money than it spends. It has also recently raised fees.
“If your BJ’s card is to about to expire, they mail you a renewal notice. Why can’t the registry do the same? This is nothing more than a ploy to get more money out of motorists for the state,” said Keyes.
After much public outcry the Registry is attempting to send out email notifications which fall far short of receiving a formal letter. “It is time for our government to realize they work for us. We are not just cash cows to be milked for tax dollars and fees,” added Keyes.
Keyes, 43, is in his second term on the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates. A two term Sandwich Selectman, he has also served on numerous boards and committees including: Water Quality Review Committee, Sandwich Economic Development Committee, Board of Selectmen Economics Liaison, Cemetery Commission, Assembly of Delegates Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, the 21st Century Taskforce to review the Cape Cod Commission and draft operational changes to the County Commissioners, President of the Cape Cod Selectmen and Councilors’ Association and Board of Directors, and member of the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s Selectmen and Councilors’ Association.
Keyes founded his private practice, Keyes Quality Systems in 1998, providing consulting and contract services in management, ethics and compliance. He and his wife, Melissa have two daughters, Madelynn, four, and Julia, eleven months.
For more information on Tom’s candidacy, voters can visit his website www.VoteKeyes.com
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Paid for by the Committee to Elect Tom Keyes, 179 Old County Road, Sandwich, MA 02537
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