Putnam DMV Drop Box Installed In Philipstown

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents living on the west side of the county will now be able to use a newly installed Department of Motor Vehicle drop box at Phillipstown Town Hall for most of their transactions.

Putnam County Clerk Michael Bartolotti, Philipstown Town Clerk Tina Merando, County Legislator Barbara Scuccimarra and Philipstown High Superintendent Roger Chico unveiled the new Putnam DMV drop box.
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K Reakes

10/30/2015 5:00 p.m.

The DMV drop box will provide 24-hour service for license renewals accompanied by a valid eye test within the past six months, registration renewals and license plates surrenders with a $1 transaction fee.

Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell and County Clerk Michael Bartolotti said they have been committed to improving the access residents on the western side of the county have to government services such as routine Department of Motor Vehicle transactions.

“It has been one of the priorities of this administration to expand the number of county services that are easily available to residents in Philipstown, Cold Spring and Nelsonville,” Odell said. “I am so delighted that residents on the western side of the county will no longer have to travel far to complete some general DMV matters. I appreciate all the effort that County Clerk Michael Bartolotti, Legislator Barbara Scuccimarra, Philipstown Town Clerk Tina Merando and Philipstown Highway Superintendent Roger Chirico put forth to make this a reality. This is the beginning of good things for Western Putnam.”

Bartolotti reminds residents that renewing locally helps support Putnam by keeping the revenues in county and not sending them to the state: “We use these revenues to not only cover the cost of our local DMV, but to also help keep your County property taxes low,” he said. “If you renew by mail or online, those revenues are lost to Albany. We, at Putnam County DMV, are ready, willing and able to service all of your DMV needs.”

Scuccimarra is thrilled that the drop box has been installed in Cold Spring. “When I am talking with people from my district (Philipstown, Cold Spring, Nelsonville and a portion of Putnam Valley) they tell me how much they want convenient access to government services,” she said.

Highway Superintendent Roger Chico agreed saying that if this drop box proves successful, DMV drop boxes with 24-hour service will be installed at other convenient locations throughout Putnam County.

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