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County clerk reports spike in mortgage and passport activity, notes staffing turnover

2247847 · February 7, 2025
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County Clerk reported a large increase in recorded mortgages and state revenue‑sharing for February, a rise in online DMV transactions, mobile DMV locations and staff retirements; clerk urged patience with complex title and ID issues.

Sullivan County Clerk Russell reported to the legislature that the clerk’s office has seen a marked rise in recorded mortgages, passport applications and other transaction revenues month‑to‑month.

Russell said February revenue sharing to the county showed a large increase compared with the prior year. “If you look at February, we’re double this February than the previous year,” he said, and he later described a 431% increase in a particular revenue‑sharing line item tied to legislative changes the county clerk association…

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