WELCOME FROM
THE OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR
Congratulations
on the purchase of real property in the Town of New Baltimore! I
am taking this opportunity to notify you of some pertinent information
about assessments and their administration that may be of interest to
you as a homeowner in the Town of New Baltimore.
March 1st is known as Taxable Status
Day. This is the date real property is assessed for the
year ahead.* Any changes to the property after March 1st will be
captured in the assessment for the following year. New
construction assessments are placed on the assessment roll based on the
market value of the home as of March 1st and this assessment is used to
compute the school tax bill issued in September and the county, town,
and special district tax bill issued the following January. The market
value of the home is determined by using the completion percentage of
the construction as of March 1st. If your home is partially complete as
of March 1st, the assessment will represent only part of the total
assessment when the house is completed. A partial assessment will
be on the roll and increased each year until the home is 100% complete.
If your home was assessed as partially complete the percentage of
completion should be listed on the Change of Assessment Notice you will
receive in early May. The Assessor can answer questions about the
calculation of the percentage of completion.
You are encouraged to view the Town Assessment Roll at the assessor’s
office or when Town Hall is open. We are located at 3809 County
Route 51 in Hannacroix approximately 2000 feet on the right from US RT
9W. Assessment challenges
or residential reviews can be heard by the Assessor on specific dates
and towns throughout the month of May or at any time by
appointment. If an agreement cannot be reached with the Assessor
regarding your assessment, a formal review may be filed with the Board
of Assessment Review. The Town of New Baltimore’s Board of
Assessment Review convenes on the 4th Tuesday in May, a date known as
“Grievance Day”. The form for challenging your assessment can be
obtained at any assessor’s office, the Greene County Real Property Tax
Service Office in Catskill, or online at www.orps.state.ny.us. A
worksheet has been posted on the Town Website at
www.townofnewbaltimore.org for your convenience as a guide to filing a
review and how to assemble paperwork for your challenge.
Assessments are based on current
market value as of the last town-wide revaluation. New
Baltimore’s latest revaluation was in 2005 and the assessments were
calculated at 87%* of 2005 market values for our assessments.*
Tax bills are based upon the information that is published on the Final
Assessment Roll on July 1st of each year. Any time your billing address changes; the
Assessor’s Office should be notified in writing. The billing or
mailing address on file is the address where the school and property
tax bills are mailed. If your address changes and we are not
notified, receipt of your tax bills may be delayed. Tax bills are
issued by the school district on or about September 1st and by the Town
/Special Districts/Greene County on or about every January 1st. * If
you have any questions/concerns regarding this information, please do
not hesitate to contact the office at 518.756.7888. Office hours
are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday through Friday.
Sincerely,
Gordon W. Bennett, SCAP, IAO
Sole Assessor
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