County to start taking passport photos

Published 10:14 am Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Mower County will soon save people traveling abroad an extra step.

The recorder’s office will soon purchase a camera to begin taking photos for passports for $12.

The office already handles passports, but has never taken pictures. Several local businesses offer to take passport photos at a lesser fee, and commissioners said they don’t want to compete with businesses. They see the photos as a convenience issue for customers, and Recorder Jill Cordes said rules may soon go into place requiring counties to take photos for passports.

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