Plans Scrapped for Newtown Passport Services

People looking for passports must still visit the post office or other municipalities. Two weeks ago, to obtain passports to be located in the .

"I really tried to make it work because it's a nice service for our community," said .

Llodra said she researched the service, which used to be offered years ago at .

"I was thinking it could work," said Llodra, "and then I started following the money."

Even though the fees at the proposed Newtown location were exactly the same as the other locations, the program itself was being run as a private enterprise, explained Llodra.

Because the Municipal Center is a public building, the private aspect of this service didn't fit in with the guidelines of building use, she said.

When asked about possible resident complaints, Llodra responded that her office had a couple of inquiries but she wouldn't categorize them as complaints.

Residents who need passport services can visit the