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Contact: - Town Assessor
Phone: (631) 957-3014
The Department of Assessment is responsible for placing an assessment on each parcel of land in the town for the purpose of equalization of the tax base. The Divisions in the Department of Assessment are: Assessment, Assessment Roll, Apportionment, Exemption and Information.
Division of Assessment: Administers, manages and supervises the assessing of all properties for tax purposes; maintains property cards, permits, surveys and all other necessary records; reviews assessments on which formal protests have been made; and makes searches to establish the date of construction prior to zoning.
Division of Assessment Roll: Administers, manages and supervises the maintenance and update of the Assessment Roll by transfers of properties by deed and state reports pertaining thereto: processes new districts, court orders, changes of zone, etc.; maintains microfilmed records; makes entry of all changes on the Roll and compiles valuations for the certification of the Roll; prepares summary reports for all municipalities and public officials; and notifies taxpayers of any change in assessment.
Division of Apportionment: Administers, manages, supervises and processes apportionment of parcels of real property for tax purposes; makes and records all required tax map changes, and processes all abandonment's, condemnations and new subdivisions.
Division of Exemptions: Administers, manages, supervises, and processes all applications for tax exemption (i.e. star, senior citizens, veterans, clergymen and all other organizations who qualify for exemption).
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