departments
Town Clerk - Tax Collector - Registrar - Insurance Clerk - Recording Secretary for the Town Board
Michelle Radley, Town Clerk | Carol Calvin, Deputy Town Clerk
Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 3:00
Wednesday evenings 5-8 pm
For more information please call 518-392-4644
Contact the Town Clerk Office regarding the following:
Property Taxes
Marriage Licenses
Death Certificates
Dog Licenses
Hunting / Fishing Licenses
Rental of Town Meeting Facilities and Usage of Playground Facilities
Meals on Wheels Program inquiries
Refuse Bags and Disposal Tickets for Columbia County Transfer Stations
General Inquiries
Previous year’s taxes for the Town of Ghent are now available online.
Please note - this is for information purposes ONLY. Tax Bills cannot be paid online.
Payment must still be made at the Tax Collector’s Office (either in person or by mail). Acceptable forms of payment are cash or check (payable to either: Town of Ghent or Ghent Tax Collector).
http://egov.basny.com/ghent/
Town Supervisor
Larry Andrews, Jr.
(home) 518.392.3144
Deputy Supervisor
Larry VanBrunt
Assessor
Lynn Hotaling 518.392.4644 x 204
Hours:
Wed, 5/8 10am-2pm
Wed, 5/15 10am-2pm
Sat, 5/18 8am-12noon
Wed, 5/22 10am-12noon & 6pm-8pm
Appointments welcome.
Visit the NYS Office of Real Property Services (ORPS) web site for Star program and property tax information and forms.
Click here for the current Town of Ghent Property Tax Assessment Roll.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT
Grievance Applications (Form RP524) & Instructions can be printed directly from the following state website:
www.tax.ny.gov
- Government & Researchers
- Property Tax & Assessment Administration
- Exemption Administration
- Exemption Forms
Building Inspector
Walt Simonsmeier
Hours:
Tuesday 9am-11am / Wednesday 5pm-8pm
click here to download Application for Building Permit
Deputy Building Inspector
Gil Raab
Comprehensive Plan
Jim Galvin, Chair
Click here for Meeting Minutes.
Final Plan Part I
Final Plan Part II
Please note Adobe Reader is required to view these documents.
You may download it here for free.
Visit the Community Planning & Environmental Associates (CPEA) web site for meeting minutes and mapping relating to the Town of Ghent.
Department of Highways Superintendent
Mike Losa
Hours:
Summer Hours
Monday through Thursday 6am-4:30pm
Winter Hours
Monday through Friday 7am--3:30pm
FOR ALL EMERGENCIES, CALL 911
During business hours, call the Town Garage 518.392.2651 for all non-emergency occurrences, such as a downed tree on a roadway, or a road wash out.
Remember, if it’s an emergency - call 911 immediately.
‘Minutes matter.‘
Dog Control Officer
Wendy Shufelt
Country Critter Pet Salon
82 Bartel Road, Ghent 12075
(work) 392-5435
(cell) 821-0707
Deputy Dog Control Officer
Dick Leggett
Columbia County Nuisance Wildlife Control
518.392.2062
Dog Control Shelter
Columbia-Green Humane Society
125 Humane Society Road, Hudson 12534
518.828.6044
Recreation Committee
Chair Linda Hess, Town Council
Michelle Radley
West Ghent Recreation Center Rental
Laura Doty
518-821-4630
Town Historian
Jennifer Stoner
Zoning Enforcement Officer
Gilbert (Gil) H. Raab
Hours:
Tuesday 9am-11am
Wednesday 5pm-8pm
You are welcome to telephone Mr. Raab at 518.828.7500, during normal business hours.
Deputy Zoning Enforcement Officer
Walt Simonsmeier
The complete Town of Ghent Zoning Code is available on-line.