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County tax office outlines corrections of errors, re‑levies and mapping work after village incorporation and school merger
Summary
Sullivan County tax office staff reported several corrections of error and re‑levies to be handled, including a mass correction affecting 82 parcels tied to a town computer glitch and a single misapplied water re‑levy of about $26,000; staff also described new mapping work after the incorporation of a new village and a school district merger.
Chris Knapp, a county staff member who oversees tax matters, told the Office of Management and Budget Committee the deed count fell by about 707 between November and December and described several atypical projects for his office.
"We have a new village in the county. So we now have 7 villages," Knapp said, adding that the new Village of Ataris (partially in Fallsburg and Thompson) requires mapping and coordination with town assessing units and the state.
Knapp also said Roscoe and Livingston Manor completed a school district merger that will affect codes across three towns and require further work with the school district and neighboring Delaware County.
Corrections and re‑levies: Knapp said he will present four corrections of error to the legislature, and that a mass correction of error introduced by legislators Perillo and Ward will affect 82 parcels in the town of Fallsburg. He described one particularly large misapplied charge: "A vacant parcel got charged an apartment complex's water re levy in the amount of $26,000 and change."
Why it matters: Corrections of error and re‑levies change tax bills for affected property owners and can require legislative action. Knapp said staff ran mock tax rolls and corrected three balancing parcels before bills were finalized, which allowed timely printing and mailing of tax bills.
Ending: Knapp invited committee members to visit his office for further explanation of the work and thanked staff for smoothing the tax‑bill process.
