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Town Assessor
Contact:
| Barbara Galloway
Assessor
| Address:
| Town of Marbletown
P.O. Box 217
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
| Telephone:
| (845) 687-9523
| FAX:
| (845) 687-9068
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Assessor Staff
| NAME
| TITLE
| Kathy Steinhilber
| Assessor Aide/Clerk
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 | Welcome!
The Assessor's Office welcomes your inquiries regarding assessment and real property issues. The records of assessments and inventory are open to the public, and may be inspected at the office during regular business hours. We are open Monday Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and appointments are available upon request.
Functions of the Assessor's Office
The assessor is the official who estimates the market value of real property within the town. This assessment, or market value, is one component used in the computation of real property taxes.
Assessments are based on an analysis of sales of properties within the town. A comparable study of these sales is carefully analyzed to determine value factors for each attribute of the property, and these values are then applied to all properties for a fair and equitable assessment. The purpose of implementing this analysis periodically is to assure that property owners are paying their fair share of the tax burden.
Assessment offices are also responsible for the administration of many different types of real property exemption programs that can offer some tax relief when specific requirements are met. More information on such exemptions can be accessed through the links found below.
Tax maps, recorded deeds, property inventory, and other reference materials are available in the assessor's office and may be reviewed by the public upon request.
New York State law requires that all property within a municipality be assessed at a uniform percent of value. The last town-wide reassessment was implemented in 2005, reflecting 100% of market value. As the market changes, so does the ratio of assessments to sales.This is called the Level of Assessment (LOA). The current (2005) LOA is 100%, meaning that, in general, properties were assessed at their full market value in 2005. (Ex: an assessment of $200,000 indicates that the market value is $200,000). The real estate market is always changing, and now, in 2006, we have seen some changes in market sales since the reassessment project. We will soon be finalizing our statement of our 2006 level of assessment, and that will reflect the market appreciation since the 2005 reassessment project. Everyone pays his or her fair share of taxes when all properties are assessed at the same percentage of market value. | |
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Last Updated: Thursday, February 9, 2006
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