Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth have changed the operating hours of their respective town halls.

Scarborough Town Hall is now open four days a week,  Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The change, according to the town website, was based partly on a survey of 300 residents that found the previous 4 p.m. closing time to be inconvenient. Another reason, the town said, was the success of four-day work weeks elsewhere.

Cape Elizabeth Town Hall will begin operating on a four-day schedule as of July 1, when it will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. In its reasons, Cape Elizabeth said the switch would reduce the cost of utilities and maintenance, according to the town website.

For more information on the hour changes, and how other town departments are affected, go to scarboroughmaine.org or  capeelizabeth.com.