Town of Fishkill - Town of Fishkill
TOWN OF FISHKILL, NY
(845) 831-7800
807 Route 52, Fishkill, NY 12524
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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CHRISTIAN HARKINS, ASSESSOR
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Phone:  (845) 831-7800 ext. 3337
​Please visit the
ORPTS” NYS Office of Real Property Tax
Services
for all available forms and detailed information about assessments. For information specifically related to the STAR Program, please visit:
The STAR Program
The Assessor's responsibility is to prepare and maintain a fair and equitable assessment roll. This roll is used to produce all property tax bills and school tax bills. Some of the responsibilities of the assessor are as follows:
Determine property use and ownership
Collect and maintain physical inventories for each parcel
Maintain property record cards
Make sure properties are located in correct special districts
Collect new construction and demolition
Maintain sales file and sale reporting system
Determine assessments. Defend or explain assessments
An assessor does not set tax rates
An assessor does not make values. The buyers and sellers make the values. The assessor extracts the values from the market.
The Assessor’s office maintains the assessment roll, which is the document that contains the assessment for every property located within the Town of Fishkill.  The physical description (inventory) and the value estimate (assessment) of every parcel of real property in Fishkill are located in the
A
ssessor's
office.
The Assessors' office has consistently practiced an open-door policy with all Town of Fishkill residents.  the assessment roll and property inventory cards are available for public inspection during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  However, between Taxable Status Day, March 1, and the filing of the Tentative Assessment Roll, May 1, an appointment may be necessary to ensure that all information is available for public inspection.
It is
the individual property owner's responsibility
to monitor their own assessments.  Town of Fishkill property owners who
believe they are not being fairly assessed should schedule a meeting
with the assessor before the tentative assessment roll is established.  In an informal setting, the assessor can explain how the assessment was calculated.
Downloadable Forms
Information Change Form
Application for Alternative Veterans  Exemption From Real Property Taxation
Renewal Application for Alternative Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation Based on Change in Service Connected Disability Compensation Rating
Application for Cold War Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation
Renewal Application for Cold War Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation Based on Change in Service-Connected Disability Compensation Rating
Application for Partial Tax Exemption for Real Property of Persons with Disabilities and Limited Incomes
Application for Partial Tax Exemption for Real Property of Senior Citizens
Informal meetings with the Town of Fishkill Assessor to resolve assessment questions about the next assessment roll can take place throughout the year.  If, after speaking with your Assessor, you still feel that you are unfairly assessed, ask for the booklet, "How to file a Complaint on Your Assessment." It describes how to prepare and file a complaint with the Town of Fishkill Board of Assessment Review for an assessment reduction.  The Board of Assessment Review meets once a year on the 4th Tuesday in May to hear all assessment complaints.
All assessors are interested fairly assessing property in their unit.  If you feel that your assessment is correct and your tax bill still seems too high, the assessor cannot change that.  Questions to the assessor must be about how property is assessed.
Exemptions
Available
SENIOR CITIZEN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION:
Homeowners 65 years of age before December 31 of that year and with a combined yearly income of less that $37,399.
RENEW YEARLY.
VETERAN'S EXEMPTION:
Applies to a veteran, or un-remarried surviving spouse of a veteran, who served on active duty during one of the specified periods of war, or during the Cold War. There is a veteran's disability exemption as well, if qualified.
A COPY OF YOUR DD-214 IS REQUIRED. ONE TIME APPLICATION.
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND LIMITED INCOMES:
This exemption is for applicants that have a physical or mental impairment which limits that person's ability to engage in one or more major life activities. The applicant must submit proof of disability. The property must be owned by the person with the disability and he/she must reside there. The combined income of ALL owners must be less than $37,399. A resident cannot receive both the disability and senior exemption. To date the exemption has only been adopted by the Wappingers Central School District and the County of Dutchess.
A COPY OF MOST CURRENT FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN IS REQUIRED.
FOR EMERGENCIES PLEASE DIAL 911
Town of Fishkill Town Hall
807 Route 52, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone: (845) 831-7800 | Fax: (845) 831-6040
Town Hall is open to the public Monday to Friday - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We may be available by appointment outside of these hours.
Please call the department you need if you require additional information.
Town of Fishkill Highway Department
2 Geering Way, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone:  (845) 896-6013 or (845) 831-7800 ext. 3601  Fax:  (845) 896-4108
Monday to Friday - 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
​Town of Fishkill Justice Court
807 Route 52, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone:  (845) 831-7860
Open to the public Monday to Friday - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For additional information please call (845) 831-7860
Town of Fishkill Police Department
801 Route 52, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone: (845) 831-1110 | Fax: (845) 838-6710
Please visit
fishkillpd.org
for additional information
Town of Fishkill Fishkill Recreation Center
​793 Route 52, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone: (845) 831-3371 | Fax: (845) 831-3069
Please visit
fishkillrecreation.com
for additional information.
The Town of Fishkill is a member of the Association of Towns of the State of New York and Dutchess County Supervisors & Mayors Association
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