Important Dates to Remember:

March 1; Taxable Status Date. This is the date that is used when determining the condition of property and the ownership. Exemption applications are due by this date and property is valued according to its condition on that date.

May 1; This is the date that the Tentative Roll must be prepared. All properties are listed on this roll with the ownership information, the tentative assessed values and the exemption amounts. The roll is available at my office and can be inspected during business hours.  A copy is kept with the town Clerk. 

The Fourth Tuesday in May is Grievance Day; When property owner think that their property is unfairly assessed they may come before the Board of Assessment Review. The assessment of the property should accurately reflect the market value, what the property could have been sold for on July 1 of the previous year. Only sales that are "arms length" are used when determining market value.

July 1, previous year; Valuation Date.

July 1, current year. This is the date when the Final Roll is published. This information has the changes made resulting from grievances filed successfully and from corrections. 

It is the Assessor's responsibility to maintain the Sand Lake Assessment Roll containing the inventory information, ownership records and property value estimates on the 4,000+ properties in our town. Assessments are based on property values. When properties are not assessed at full value; the Assessor must determine the partial value or Level of Assessment. In 2008, we revalued all the property in town and currently our assessments and market values are the same; 100%

With all the above, we are never too busy to answer your questions or greet you if you stop in.  If you stop at the Town Hall, please drop in to say "hi"