Assessor: Kathleen Martin

Phone: 845-226-6353

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The duty of the Town Assessor is to put a value on real property so that the School, County, Town and Special District taxes may be apportioned among property owners. This valuation determines what each property owner's share of taxes will be, whereas the actual dollars that must be paid are determined by their various budgets.

The Assessor also administers various real property tax exemptions authorized under state and local law. These include Star, veterans, the elderly, agricultural, clerical and partial or full exemptions for certain parcels owned by non-profit organizations which qualify by reason of religious, charitable or educational use. In all cases, application for these exemptions must be filed no later than March 1.
It is up to the individual owners to monitor their own assessments. Taxpayers who feel they are not being fairly assessed should meet with their assessor before the tentative assessment roll is established in an informal setting. The assessor can explain how the assessment was determined and the rationale behind it.
Assessors are interested only in fairly assessing property in their assessing unit. If your assessment is correct and your tax bill still seems too high, the assessor cannot change that. Complaints to the assessor must deal only with the assessment of the property.
The final assessment roll is filed on July 1 and it is on the values in this roll that taxes for the following year are apportioned.

There are five exeption programs:

STAR Program

Senior Exemption

Disability Exemption

Veterans Exemption

Firefighters Exemption

Important dates in the Assessor's Office are:

Important Assessment Dates!