Tax Office & Star Program Information

Phone:
(607) 594-3341, Ext. 2007
Mailing Address:
Odessa-Montour Central School
Tax Collector
PO Box 430
Odessa, NY 14869

Star Program Information

     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...

SCHUYLER COUNTY

    Office of Real Property Tax
    535-8118


    Towns of Catherine, Montour, Dix

    Randy Deal, Sole Assessor
    3224 Country Road 6
    Alpine, New York 14805
    (607) 594-3666 - PHONE
    (607) 594-3667 - FAX

    Town of Cayuta

    Carolyn Buczkowski, Sole Assessor
    P.O. Box 85
    Cayuta, New York 14824
    (607) 796-9062 - PHONE

    Town of Hector

    Catherine Edwards, Sole Assessor
    5097 State Route 227
    Burdett, New York 14818
    (607) 546-5286 - PHONE
    (607) 546-5200 - FAX


CHEMUNG COUNTY

    Office of Real Property Tax
    737-2988


    Town of Van Etten

    Catherine Edwards, Assessor
    83 Main Street
    Van Etten, New York 14889
    607) 589-4435 - PHONE

    Town of Veteran

    Terry Brown, Assessor
    Veteran Town Hall
    Box 57, 4049 Watkins Road
    Millport, New York 14864
    (607) 739-1476 - PHONE


TOMPKINS COUNTY

    Department of Assessment
    274-5517


    Town of Enfield

    Veng Xayarath, Assessor
    Tompkins County Department of Assessment
    128 E. Buffalo Street
    Ithaca, New York 14850
    (607) 274-5517 - PHONE


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