Bill Sroda made a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles today. He has no interest in coming back to get a new license plate, a 25 fee per vehicle during the budget crisis.
"As opposed to addressing the problem, which would be lowering our costs, they are increasing our fees," said Sroda.
To call it an unpopular decision would be putting it mildly.
"I don't think we should have to pay more money. We are paying enough," said Michael Outten.
Enough may be enough. The assembly has announced they plan to get rid of the controversial plan, but just for good measure, clerks from all over the state were in Albany today protesting. They brought with them thousands upon thousands of petitions, with signatures from New Yorkers.
"We see the people in our offices everyday. We know what they are going through. We see how difficult it is from them to pay these additional fees," said Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul.
State Senator George Maziarz saw this fee as one especially unfair to Western New York.
"I represent a district that stretches into Rochester. There are actually more cars registered in Monroe county than in all of New York City. Down there they depend very heavily on public transportation where we don't in Upstate New York," said Maziarz.
The Governor has announced that he will eliminate the measure if the legislature works with him to make up the revenue it would have brought in. Budget hearings continue in Albany.
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