| Phone: | (607) 594-3341, Ext. 2007 | |
| Mailing Address: | Odessa-Montour Central School Tax Collector PO Box 430 Odessa, NY 14869 |
Property owners in Odessa-Montour are encouraged to apply for the STAR (School Tax Relief) Program in order to receive savings on school taxes.
Senior citizens aged 65 or older, with an annual income of $60,000 or less, who own and live in their homes as a primary residence, qualify for enhanced STAR benefits. Those qualifying will receive a tax exemption of approximately $50,000 on full-value assessment of their primary residence property.
Seniors must re-apply for enhanced STAR benefits each year.
All other residents, regardless of age or income, who own and live in their homes as their primary residence, qualify for basic STAR benefits and will receive an approximate $30,000 exemption of the full-value assessment of their homes for the 2002-2003 school year.
Residents who are not senior citizens need to apply for basic STAR benefits only once.
In the 2001-02 school year, the state reimbursed the district nearly $715,000 or 31.3 percent of the local tax levy.
The deadline for filing a STAR application with your town assessor is March 31, 2003.
Contact your local assessors for more information or an application...
Office of Real Property Tax
535-8118
Randy Deal, Sole Assessor
3224 Country Road 6
Alpine, New York 14805
(607) 594-3666 - PHONE
(607) 594-3667 - FAX
Carolyn Buczkowski, Sole Assessor
P.O. Box 85
Cayuta, New York 14824
(607) 796-9062 - PHONE
Catherine Edwards, Sole Assessor
5097 State Route 227
Burdett, New York 14818
(607) 546-5286 - PHONE
(607) 546-5200 - FAX
Office of Real Property Tax
737-2988
Catherine Edwards, Assessor
83 Main Street
Van Etten, New York 14889
607) 589-4435 - PHONE
Terry Brown, Assessor
Veteran Town Hall
Box 57, 4049 Watkins Road
Millport, New York 14864
(607) 739-1476 - PHONE
Department of Assessment
274-5517
Veng Xayarath, Assessor
Tompkins County Department of Assessment
128 E. Buffalo Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
(607) 274-5517 - PHONE