Office hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to 2 pm.

The assessor’s technician is available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to assist you in all other matters.

Your tax bill is made up of several different elements and this office is responsible for one of those:  the assessing function.    This function forms the basis of the distribution of taxes.  It is not involved with school, town or county budgets or setting tax rates.

We are responsible for the listing and assigning of assessed values to every property in the town.  This office monitors all sales and analyzes the local real estate market, supply and demand, economic situations and other influences that affect property values.  We maintain current ownership records, sales information as well as property characteristics.  These characteristics, in combination with analysis of the real estate market are used to determine market value and in turn form the basis for the assessed value of the property.  Our goal is to establish value in a fair and equitable manner and every effort is made to do so. 

Key dates that affect the assessment process:

 Valuation date – July 1

Taxable status date – March 1

*Exemption deadline – March 1

Tentative roll filed – May 1

Grievance day – 4^th Tuesday in May

Final roll filed – July 1 

          It is also the responsibility of this office to process exemptions.

*All exemptions must be filed in our office by March 1. 

There are numerous exemptions available to property owners including: 

STAR

1.     Basic - all property owners who reside in their home

2.     Enhanced – age 65 and over, reside in their home and made less than $70,650 for 2006 income tax year. 

SENIOR – LOW INCOME

          Own and live in home

          Over 65 and income under $25,524 for town and county

          School districts income limits vary         

            VETERANS

                    Available for service during certain times 

          LOW INCOME DISABLED

A doctor’s certificate of disability and

County - income under $23,425

Town - income under $27,500

School Districts income limits vary 

AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS 

7 acres of land or more farmed with $10,000 per year income from the farming 

          And there are many others. Again, feel free to call the office for more information.  To download forms and for more information on the Internet:

http://www.orps.state.ny.us/ 

The state of New York has introduced a system of annual reassessing, to maintain our town at its current equalization rate of 100%.  In other words, all our properties are at 100% of value.  It is easier for property owners to understand and equates with what the current market is for properties in the town.  We may need to make adjustments to value occasionally to keep our values in line with sales to reflect current market trends but with annual monitoring, the changes should be minimal, instead of the larger impact of revaluing every six years.