Assessor
Melanie Bunzey, Sole Assessor
Email: assessor@townofwesterlony.com
Assessor Clerk: CodeEnf-Assessor@townofwesterlony.com
Location: 933 County Route 401, Westerlo, N.Y. 12193
Phone: 518-797-3111 Ext.1016
Fax: 518-797-5122
Assessor’s Hours: Thursdays 4:30 pm – 7 pm or By Appointment
Assessor Clerk’s Hours: (April 1st – November 29th)
Monday 8 am – 11 am
Wednesday 9 am – 12 pm Thursday 2 pm – 7 pm
Assessor Clerk’s Winter Hours: (December 1st – March 31st)
Monday – Wednesday 9 am – 2 pm Thursday 2 pm – 7 pm
Closed on holidays
*In case of inclement weather and for the safety of our employees, this office may open late or close. Please call the office before coming by. *
Please be advised the Assessor will be driving around town taking photos of properties to update their files. She will be in a vehicle marked with a Town of Westerlo seal(29
Board of Assessment Review Members
Dawn Belarge – Term expires 9/30/2027
Nicole Eagan – Term expires 9/30/2028
Sara Statham – Term expires 9/30/2026
Assessor’s Office is closed on the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King
- President’s Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Election Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday
- Christmas Day
If a holiday falls on Saturday, it will be observed on Thursday; if a holiday falls on Sunday, it will be observed on Monday.
Tax Exemption Instructions, Grievance forms and the current Assessment Roll can be found on the Department Documents & Forms page.
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NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL
(Pursuant to Sections 506 and 526 of the Real Property Tax Law)
Notice is hereby given that as of May 1, 2024, the Assessor of the Town of Westerlo, County of Albany, has completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the current year, and that a copy has been filed with the Westerlo Town Clerk. The Tentative Assessment Roll is available for viewing until the Board of Assessment Review (BAR)/Grievance Day. The Assessor will also be available by phone or email (518-797-3111, ext. 1016 or assessor@townofwesterlony.com.) Please feel free to call with any questions or concerns.
The Board of Assessment Review (“BAR”) will meet at the Town Hall located at 933 County Route 401 on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (“Grievance Day”) from 4pm until 8pm to hear and examine all complaints in relation to assessments on the application of any persons believing him/her to be aggrieved. Grievances will be heard in person. All complaints must be received before the BAR closes the meeting on Grievance Day. Be sure to include whatever support you wish the BAR to consider with your application, it will not be accepted post-meeting. Applications and instructions for filing a complaint are available from your assessor (call and we will mail you a form), at the meeting, or online at https://tax.ny.gov.
Dated this 1st day of May, 2024
Melanie Bunzey, Town of Westerlo Assessor
Important STAR Program Information
For information about STAR credit checks, please call the State hotline at (518) 457-2036
Download and view the STAR Program Information
All exemptions/applications (new or renewals) must be received by the Assessor’s office by taxable status date of March 1st each year.
For more information on these and other exemptions, please visit http://www.tax.ny.gov/.
Tax Exemption Instructions, Grievance forms and the current Assessment Roll can be found on the Department Documents & Forms page.
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