Today is the first Wednesday the Marion County Driver’s License station will issue licenses in Pella.

The Marion County Treasurer’s Office is now sending staff to the Pella Memorial Building on the first and third Wednesdays monthly. Marion County Treasurer Michaela Bigaouette tells KRLS News the change was made to provide better service to Pella area residents, while relieving staffing issues at their main office in Knoxville.

“Not only will this help relieve workflow issues for my staff, but in the city of Pella, those school districts get out every Wednesday,” she says. “So our hope is that will provide some relief…there’s no longer that stress for those parents to get kids up there by 3:30 on a Friday to test, now they’ve got a little extra time.”

Bigaouette says a long-term goal of her office is to establish a more permanent presence in Pella.

On the days the Pella driver’s license station is open, it will be closed at the Knoxville location in the courthouse.