A “lack of interior space” seems like a fairly redundant complaint about a DMV outpost, but in any case: the Brentwood Service Center outpost of the District Department of Motor Vehicles will close permanently on August 14. The move leaves Northeast residents in a bind, as that quadrant of the city will soon be the only one without a DMV service center.

On a related note, the D.C. DMV will no longer be renewing registrations in-person.

As the Post reports, the center has been in the middle of a furious debate for some time. Some in Ward 5 find the DMV a dump — “[the service center] has been an affront to me and the dignity of every citizen who has had to wait outside of it” — while others believe that the desertion of the service center does little but solidify that the only businesses that can survive in the area are liquor stores. The individuals in favor of the closing certainly seem pleased — but locals will obviously be interested to see what, if anything, replaces the service center at 1233 Brentwood Road, NE.

Those in Northeast will now need to figure out which other DMV location — Georgetown, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, or M Street SW — will be the least taxing to get to when they find themselves with business regarding licenses or parking permits. The commercial road test and licensing center which is located next to the general service center will remain open.