Please note the following Fourth of July Holiday Schedule for the Town of Marlbetown:  Town Hall will be closed on Friday July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.  The Transfer Station will be open on Friday July 3rd, but will be closed on Saturday July 4th.  Best Wishes to all for a wonderful Holiday!

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AVAILABLE:  We currently have openings on the following boards/commissions: 

Environmental Conservation Commission:  For information contact the Town Supervisor @ 687-9673 ext. 7.

Marbletown Preservation and Investment Commission.  For information contact the Town Supervisor at 687-9673 or supervisor@marbletown.net.

For current information on Swine Flu and other public health matters, contact:

Ulster County Health Department: www.co.ulster.ny.us/health, phone: 845-340-3090..........New York State Swine Flu Hotline:  1-800-808-1987............Center for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/swineflu, phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO.

Click Here to Access Marbletown 's New GIS Website...

Open Space Institue Preserves Ashokan Field Campus. Read more...
The Town of Marbletown, in association with Ulster County Information Services, has launched  the County's first townwide, web based GIS application. Residents, and anyone with internet access, will be able to access all of the Town's land use data, including Open Space Plan Maps, Zoning and Ag Districts, Soils, Wetlands, Aquifer Maps, Habitat and Biodiversity maps, and a wealth of other valuable information.

Click here to access the NYSDOT website detailing the Route 209/Stone Ridge Sidewalk Project.  Construction is expected to begin mid-summer 2009.

Click Here for Important Star and Senior Exemption Renewal  Information

Recycle your Old Cellphones and Printer Cartridges and Help Support the Marbletown Elementary PTF (Parents, Teachers & Friends). Drop them off today at the Town Clerk's Office, in Town Hall, on Route 209, in Stone Ridge!

According to the newly released Annual Report from Ulster County Real Property Tax Services, Marbletown has the lowest combined General Town and Highway Taxes (School Taxes are a separate jurisdiction and not included) out of all of the 21 municipalities in Ulster County...but more can be done at the State level. Find out how you can voice your opinion and help by visiting the web site below:
www.hvpropertytaxreform.org

Income Limits for Senior Exemptions and special contruction/renovation assessment relief

The Town Board has raised income limits for Senior Exemptions. For more information on how the changes may affect your particular exemption level, please contact Kathy or Barbara, in the Assessor's office at 687-9523 ext 108

The Town of Marbletown passed a special tax exemption for the construction or renovation of living quarters for senior parents and grandparents. The bill calls for an exemption for the increase in assessed value if a home/property owner builds or renovates living quarters for a senior parent or grandparent, 62 year of age or older. It must be the senior's primary place of residence and must be re-certified annually to qualify for the exemption. It represents and excellent mechanism for keeping families together and for providing additional affordable housing options for our seniors.

Conservations Easements

Good News: Open Space Institute has purchased an agricultural easement on the Osterhoudt Farm, in the Town of Marbletown. This protects 96 acres of prime agricultural land and a heritage farm that has been in operation since the Revolutionary War days. Read more...

Congress Passes new provision allowing up to a 100% Federal Income Tax Credit, for 15 years, for placing land into a Conservation Easement. Click on the following link for more information: www.lta.org/publicpolicy/hr4_factsheet.htm

New York State has just passed an innovative credit that will give NYS landowners whose land is restricted by a permanent conservation easement an annual rebate of 25% of the property taxes paid on that land, up to $5000. per year. Landowners will be able to claim this rebate when they file a 2006 NYS income tax return and annually thereafter. Eligible landowners will receive the rebate regardless of how much NYS income tax they owe or are due.

Dial 211

Need Help? Dial 211... a new service that provides individuals and families 24/7 access to government and non-profit agencies that can provide information and assistance on a wide range of issues and concerns. Note: this is not an emergency number for fire/police/medical. If you have an emergency in any of these areas, please dial 911.