A new DMV office is set to rise in Palm Beach County’s Agricultural Reserve with the goal of serving the surrounding residents, but the development has experienced considerable opposition.

The building, which technically is a tax collector service center, is proposed for 15560 Lyons Road, west of Delray Beach. For County Tax Collector Anne Gannon, the project has been about six years in the making.

This new DMV office will serve the needs of the population that has exploded in the area over the years, Gannon said.

“We’re playing catch-up,” Gannon said. “We planned this building because of the growth and the anticipated growth.”

The new office will effectively replace the Delray Beach Service Center at 501 S. Congress Ave.

Though located in the county’s Ag Reserve, the new-office sit

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