Passport Service Available at Municipal Center

Peggy Jepsen has started a passport service business at the Municipal Center where for a fee she will assist people with the passport application process.

Jepsen, a former clerk at the Newtown Probate Court prior to the consolidation of the Ridgefield, Bethel, Redding and Newtown Probate courts into one, operates the service between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday in Meeting Room 1 at the .

Jepsen said she charges $25 in addition to passport fees payable to the government.

The service was once offered at the Probate Court, although with the moving of the court, that left a hole that Jepsen is looking to fill. In addition to Jepsen, passport applicants can go to the post office on Commerce Road to apply or if they need their passport in a hurry, they must go to Norwalk passport agency.

While first-time applicants must apply in person, all renewals can be done through the mail, according to the government.

Look online for more information on the passport process and all required documents.