CARMEL – The Putnam County Board of Elections has changed a number of polling locations in the greater Mahopac and Putnam Valley areas that previously used school buildings for primaries and the general election.
Beginning on June 23 (Primary Day) residents who voted at the Mahopac Falls Elementary School will now cast ballots at the Putnam County Golf Course on Hill Street in Mahopac Falls.
Those who previously voted at the Ausrtin Road Elementary School will also vote at the golf course’s main ballroom.
Voters who had cast ballots at the Lakeview Elementary School will now vote at St. John’s Church Parish Hall while those who voted at the Mahopac Middle School will now vote at the Mahopac Falls Elementary School.
In Putnam Valley, District 1 and 7 voters will cast ballots at the Putnam Valley Ambulance Corps headquarters whole those residing in District 5 will vote at the Putnam Valley FD headquarters in the Tompkins Corners section of town on Peekskill Hollow Road. Those voters had previouslty cast ballots at Putnam Valley High School.
Safety and security reasons for childen and school personnel were the prime concern that have resulted in the changes of polling places.
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