Letter from the Town Assessor
Letter from the Town Assessor regarding the recent property value increases for 2022.
Letter from the Town Assessor regarding the recent property value increases for 2022.
(Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law section 501)
Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available. For examination and review. This data is the information that will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel, which will appear on the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Town of Clermont which will be filed on or before May 1,2022.
The information may be reviewed by appointment only in the Assessor’s office located at 1795 Route 9 Germantown, NY 12526.
An appointment may be made to review the assessment information by telephoning the Assessor’s office at 518-537-6928 or email me at tocassessor@yahoo.com
Dated March 1, 2022
Town of Clermont
Assessor
Cheryl Kaszluga
Additional Information regarding NYS Office of Real Property Tax Services can be found here: http://orps1.orpts.ny.gov/cfapps/MuniPro/http://orps1.orpts.ny.gov/cfapps/MuniPro/
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.
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, toclerm@gtel.net
Assessor:
Cheryl Kaszluga, 518-537-6928
Building Inspector/CEO:
John 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
1795 Route 9
Clermont, NY 12526
Tel. (518) 537-6868
Town Clerk:
Mary Helen Shannon
toclerm@gtel.net
Hours:
1st, 2nd & 3rd Thursdays · 6:00 PM · 8:00 PM;
Saturdays ·10:00 AM · 12:00 PM
Building Inspector/CEO:
John Fieser, Appointed Interim CEO, 518-537-6868
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
Available Zoning and Building Documents include info packets, zoning books, maps, permit applications, fee schedules, as well as other forms and procedural information.
Tax Collector
Joan Buser (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021)
joanb@gtel.net
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: 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Thursdays – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Appointments preferred.
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. Grievance Notice 2020, Assessment for the Town of Clermont
Tax Exemption Report 2018
The Assessor’s Tax Exemption Impact Report for 2018 can be found here.
Board of Assessment Review
John Gall, Chairman (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2021)
Ripley G. Hathaway (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2022)
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 Taxes
To learn more about budget and financial information of the three school districts, here are the schools’ websites:
http://www.germantowncsd.org/
http://www.redhookcentralschools.org/
http://www.pineplainsschools.org/
Here are the links for the School Tax Bills:
Germantown Central School Taxes go to tax.neric.org.
Germantown Central School
Tax Processing Unit
P.O. Boz 16186
Albany, NY 12212-6186
For Pine Plains and Red Hook Central School District Taxes go to Info-Tax Online.
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