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NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL

Pursuant to §506 & §526 of the Real Property Tax Law:

NOTICE is hereby given that the Assessor of the City/Town of Clermont,

County of Columbia has completed the 2024 tentative assessment roll for the current year, a copy of which is filed with the Town Clerk.

The Assessor will be in attendance with such tentative roll at:

1795 Route 9, Clermont NY 12526 ___________________________________________________________________________

She will be available on the following days:

DATE _6/4/24 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3PM-5PM

DATE _6/4/24 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6PM-8PM

Written complaints with respect to the assessments may be filed with the Assessor any time prior to or on Grievance Day June 4, 2024, and shall be transmitted by the Assessor to the Board of Assessment Review on or before Grievance Day.

A publication containing procedures for contesting an assessment is available at the Assessor’s office or online at:

www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/orpts/grievancebooklet.pdf

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ASSESSOR

Tax Information

Tax Collector
Joan Buser (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2025)
buserj74@gmail.com
518-537-6102 – By Appointment

Tax information can be looked up online by Tax Map ID# at: http://egov.basny.com/Clermont/
You can find your Tax Map ID# through the County Assessment Rolls. Columbia County assessments for all municipalities in the County may be viewed on the County website.

Sole Assessor
Cheryl Kaszluga (October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2025)
518-537-6928
Hours: Available 7 days a week by phone or email, Thursdays – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Appointments only.
Services: Star Programs; Agriculture & Veterans Exemptions.

Property Tax
More information about Columbia County Real Property Tax can be found here.

Tax Grievances
If you wish to grieve your property tax assessment, you can do so at the Grievance Day for the town of Clermont. The Board that hears the grievances is the Board of Assessment Review. See Columbia County Real Property Tax Service Agency Grievances for more information.

Board of Assessment Review 
John Gall, Chairman (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2026)
Ripley G. Hathaway (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2027)
Mary Howard (October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2023)
John Halterman, IV (October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024)
Sara Takacs (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2025)

School Districts:
To learn more about budget and financial information of the three school districts, see the schools’ websites:
http://www.germantowncsd.org/
https://www.ppcsd.org/
http://www.redhookcentralschools.org/

The links for the School Tax Bills for Pine Plains, Germantown and Red Hook Central School Districts are here: Info-Tax Online.

Mailing addresses for school taxes:

  • Germantown Central School, c/o The Bank of Greene County
    P.O. Box 247
    Germantown, N.Y 12526
        Atten: Tax Collection
  • Pine Plains Central School District
    PPCSD – School Tax Collector
    2829 Church Street
    Pine Plains, NY 12567
    518-398-7181
  • Red Hook Central School District
    Kristie L. Lukach
    9 Mill Road
    Red Hook, NY 12571
    845-758-2241

Elections

Clermont residents vote at Town Hall.

Address:
1795 Route 9
Clermont, NY 12526

For General Elections polls are open from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM; early voting Oct 23 – Oct 31.

For Primary Elections polls are open from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM; early voting Jun 12 – Jun 20

Remember, you can’t vote unless you’re registered. Register here.

For more information about voting in the State of New York click here or for voting in Columbia County click here.

Please note that Election Day Dinners are held at the Community House on the grounds of the Clermont Town Hall.

Department Contact Info

Clermont Town Hall
1795 Route 9
Clermont, NY 12526
518-537-6868
MAP

Town Hall Phone:
518-537-6868

Town Hall Fax:
518-537-5324

Supervisor:
Raymond Staats, 518-537-6868

Town Clerk:
Tracy Gallant, 518-537-6868, TownClerkClermontNY@gmail.com

Assessor:
Cheryl Kaszluga, 518-537-6928, tocassessor@yahoo.com

Building Inspector/CEO:
Eli Fieser, Appointed Interim CEO, 518-537-6868

Planning Board:
Larry Saulpaugh, 518-821-7964

Zoning Board of Appeals:
Hank Himelright, 518-537-6880

Dog Control Officer:
Desiree Webber, 321-863-3875 (cell); newleash11@gmail.com

Highway Superintendent:
Tyler Case, 518-537-6869

Historian:
Dawn Brownson, historianclermontny@gmail.com

Town Court/Town Justices:
Richard Christensen, 518-537-5302
Ronald Banks, 518-537-4218

Tax Collector:
Joan Buser, 518-537-6102 – By Appointment

Planning & Zoning

Building Inspector/CEO:
Eli Fieser, 518-537-6868, townofclermontinspector@gmail.com 

Hours: Thursdays · 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM

Services: Building Permits; Certificates Of Occupancy; Zoning Information

Planning Board:
Larry Saulpaugh, 518-821-7964
Planning Board applications must be submitted 11 days prior to the Planning Board’s next meeting to be on the agenda.  Applications, plans and supporting documents submitted must include 3 sets of physical documents and one electronic copy.

Zoning Board of Appeals:
Hank Himelright, 518-537-6880

Zoning and Building Documents are available in the Resources & Documents section.

Available Zoning and Building Documents include info packets, zoning books, maps, permit applications, fee schedules, as well as other forms and procedural information.

Court

Clermont Town Court
Town Hall
1795 Route 9
Germantown, NY 12526
Phone: 518-537-6868

Town Justices
Richard Christensen (January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2027)
Phone: 518-537-5302

Ronald Banks (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2025)
Phone: 518-537-4218

Court Hours
The Court Hours will begin at 5:00 P.M. on Thursdays.

Other Courts
Here’s a link to all the other Columbia County Courts.
https://www.courtreference.com/Columbia-County-New-York-Courts.htm