Welcome to the Town of Taghkanic
in New York's Upper Hudson Valley

PUBLIC MEETINGS

All meetings of the Taghkanic town boards and committees are open to the public. Meetings are held in person at the town hall, unless labeled "Zoom-Only". The town makes every effort to post meeting times and locations in advance, along with the meeting agenda and any additional relevant documents.

Attend In-Person or on Zoom

All meetings are available on ZOOM and can be accessed by clicking on the camera icon on the Upcoming Meetings calendar on this page.

View / Download Zoom Recordings

Zoom recordings of town meetings can now be downloaded for viewing. To locate a recording, click here Zoom Recs .

MEETINGS CALENDAR
Meetings scheduled for this week & next week
Date Time Meeting Agenda Docs Zoom
April 15 - 19 No Meetings this Week
Apr 22 7:00pm Zoning Board of Appeals
Apr 23 1:00pm Taghkanic Senior Network Meeting
Apr 25 3:00pm Climate Smart Communities Task Force

PUBLIC NOTICES

TOWN OF TAGHKANIC
NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL

Pursuant to Sections 506 and 526 of the Real Property Tax Law:

  1. Notice is hereby given that the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Town of Taghkanic is completed, and a copy thereof may be seen at the Town Clerk’s office until May 29, 2024. As of May 1st, the Roll may be viewed online at: https://www.columbiacountyny.com.
  2. Notice is hereby given that an Assessor or Assessor’s Clerk will be in attendance with the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Town of Taghkanic at Taghkanic Town Hall during the hours of:
    • Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – 9 am to 1pm
    • Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – 9 am to 12 pm and 6 to 8 pm
    • Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – 9 am to 1 pm
    • Saturday, May 25, 2024 – 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
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  3. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Assessment Review for the Town of Taghkanic will meet to hear and examine all properly filed complaints in relation to assessments of Real Property at Taghkanic Town Hall during the hours of 4 – 8 pm on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
  4. A publication containing procedures for contesting an assessment is available at the Assessor’s Office or the Columbia County Real Property Tax Office as well as online at: http://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/orpts/grievancebooklet.pdf.

Dated the 1st day of May, 2024
Craig Surprise IAO Assessor, Town of Taghkanic
909 State Route 82
Ancram, NY 12502
(518) 851-7501
taghkanicassessor909@gmail.com

TAGHKANICSENIOR NETWORK

Taghkanic Senior Network announcement

If you are interested in helping Taghkanic's seniors and caregivers, please contact TSN co-chairs Celine Kagan and Susan Silverman at taghkanic60plus@gmail.com.

COLUMBIA COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024 8:00AM – 12:00PM

LOCATION: Columbia County Fire Training Centeer
Columbia County Commerce Park

50 GRANDINETTI DRIVE, GHENT, NEW YORK ENTRANCE AT ROUTE 66 (BENDER BLVD.)

To see what types of household hazardous waste you may bring, click below to see the flyer:

Hazardous Waste Collection Day

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF TAGHKANIC, COUNTY OF COLUMBIA

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Taghkanic Town Board will hold a public hearing on April 9, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Taghkanic Town Hall located at 909 Route 82, Taghkanic, New York, 12502 to hear all interested parties on:

Proposed Local Law No. 1 of the year 2024, entitled a local law “enacting Short Term Rental regulations for the Town of Taghkanic.”

All persons interested in commenting on the proposed local law shall be heard at such time.

A full and complete copy of the proposed local law is available at the office of the Taghkanic Town Clerk during normal business hours. A copy of the proposed local law, along with the previous version, previous public comments, and minutes of the STR hearing are available by clicking the following links:


Dated March 12, 2024
Cheryl Rogers
Town Clerk

NOTICE CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY AND VALUATION DATA

(Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law section 501)

Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review. This data is the information that will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel, which will appear on the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Town of Taghkanic, which will be filed on or before May 1, 2024.

The information may be reviewed by appointment in the Assessor’s office at the Taghkanic Town Hall located at 909 State Route 82, on Wednesday’s, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. An appointment may be made to review the assessment information by telephoning the Assessor’s office at (518)851-7501.

Dated 6th day of March 2024
Craig Surprise
Assessor
Town of Taghkanic

Columbia County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan

Clearing downed trees on Taconic Parkway after 2008 ice storm.

Hazard mitigation planning is a proactive effort to identify actions a community can take to reduce the dangers to life and property from natural hazard events such as flooding, severe winter weather, hurricanes and tornadoes. In the communities of the eastern region of New York, hazard mitigation planning tends to focus most on severe winter weather and flooding, the most likely natural hazards to impact these communities.

The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) of 2000 requires all jurisdictions that wish to be eligible to receive Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for hazard mitigation grants to adopt a multi-hazard mitigation plan and update this plan in five-year intervals. FEMA defines a Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) as the documentation of a state or local government evaluation of natural hazards and the strategies to mitigate such hazards. Columbia County received a $150,000 Federal FEMA grant through the New York State Department of Homeland Security and Environmental Services (NYS DHSES) to update its 2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). The multi-jurisdictional all hazards Mitigation Plan for Columbia County is designed to meet the requirements of the DMA.

We have developed a survey of natural hazards for each community. To take the survey, go here:

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PVRWV2C

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KEEPING IDENTITIES OF SENIORS SAFE

identity theft happens

What Documents Should I Shred?

Bank Statements - Copies of Birth Certificates - Pay Stubs - Canceled/Voided Checks - Credit Card Bills/Receipts - Credit Reports & Histories - Expired Credit Cards & Identification Cards - Expired Passports & Visas - Legal Documents - Insurance Documents - Tax Forms - Medical & Dental records - Utility Bills (phone, gas/electric, water, cable) - Transcripts - Investment, Stock & Property Transactions - Employment Records - AND: ANYTHING with your Account Numbers, Passwords, PINs, Signatures, Social Security Numbers and your Date of Birth !

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Sponsored by the Columbia County Clerk’s Office, Holly Tanner, County Clerk

Cheryl Rogers
Town Clerk

TOWN OF TAGHKANIC
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF TAX ROLL AND WARRANT

TAKE NOTICE that I, Cheryl E. Rogers, the undersigned Collector of Taxes of the Town of Taghkanic, County of Columbia and State of New York, have duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes within the Town of Taghkanic for the Year 2024, and that I will receive said taxes at 483 County Route 15, (Taghkanic) during regular business hours Monday thru Friday 9 am to 4 pm and for the month of January only Saturday 10 am to Noon.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that taxes may be paid on or before February 1, 2024 without charges or interest. On all taxes received after such date, there shall be added interest of 1% per month until such taxes are paid or until returned of unpaid taxes to the County Treasurer pursuant to law.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of law the tax roll of the Town of Taghkanic will be returned to the County Treasurer of the County Columbia on the 1st day of June 2024.

Cheryl E. Rogers
Town Clerk/Collector
Town of Taghkanic

Columbia County Solid Waste Stations collecting Food Scraps

The Solid Waste department is now collecting food scraps at all our stations (except the recycling center at the Town of New Lebanon). Effective January 1, 2022 the NYSDEC has required certain businesses and institutions to either donate excess edible food and/or recycle all remaining food scraps if near an organics recycler (very few Columbia County businesses are required to do such at this time). The Columbia County BOS has been proactive and is promoting food scrap recycling in an effort to stay ahead of the mandates and food donation and food scrap recycling laws that are being put into place. With that, the County has purchased an EcoRich 1000 that is able to take any food scrap (meat, dairy, leftovers, bones, fish, desserts, etc) and reduce the quantity almost 95% producing a food scrap compost that can be added to soil as a nutrient (4 parts soil to 1 part of the food scrap compost). The EcoRich is located at the Greenport Transfer Station. Residents can bring their food scraps to any station, free of charge.

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TOWN INITIATIVES

Community Solar Campaign II

Poster highlighting the heating and cooling capacity of heat pumps in November 2021, the Taghkanic Climate Smart Communities task force partnered with Ampion to mount a community solar campaign. We succeeded in signing up 44 residents and, as a result, received a $5000 grant from NYSERDA. Because of the popularity of community solar across the state, as well as red tape that delayed new solar farms connecting to the electrical grid, many residents who signed up are still waiting to be assigned to an active solar farm. This led us to seek a different provider who could help us get residents connected sooner.

We have now partnered with Solstice in a new campaign to help our community members lower their electricity bills. Solstice helps individuals sign up for the New York Community Solar Program, which allows households and businesses to reduce their electricity costs and support green energy without installing solar panels on their home. The program is voluntary and free to join. Even those currently wait-listed with Ampion can sign up with Solstice, and whichever provider has an opening first will assign you to a farm.

Doug Craig, Chair of the Taghkanic Climate Smart Committee, is encouraging everyone to sign up for this new program: "If Taghkanic helps 50 households to sign up for community solar, we will qualify for a $10,000 New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) grant to fund sustainability projects. You’ll notice no difference in electrical service, just a savings of up to 10%. It’s a win for the climate, Taghkanic, and you.”

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Sign-Ups

Thanks to Taghkanic’s partnership with Solstice, everyone who signs up will receive a $50 VISA gift card, and the town will also receive $50 per sign up, fueling more green projects for our community.

Those who sign up for community solar with Solstice will be assigned a portion of a shared solar farm in NY. As your portion of the solar farm produces clean energy for the utility grid, you will receive reductions on your electricity bills.

Key Details:

  • Low commitment: Free to sign up and no cost to cancel
  • Monthly electricity bill reductions up to 10%
  • No installation: you don’t need to install solar panels on your roof
  • Who’s eligible: Renters and homeowners in Central Hudson, NYSEG, and National Grid
  • Who’s not eligible: households that have rooftop solar
  • No change to your utility provider

To learn more and sign up, please visit solstice.us/tagh.

Taghkanic Community Fridge

A community-sponsored program

Free-fridge guidelinesThe fridge is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can't miss it - the cheery yellow building sits alongside the back door of Town Hall. The fridge and pantry are stocked with all manner of foods, including meals prepared by West Taghkanic Diner and Columbia County Recovery Kitchen.

There are many ways for folks to get involved. We welcome food donations - click on image to download full-size PDF of Guidelines. If you'd like to join our brigade of fridge volunteers and help manage, clean and stock the fridge, please contact Betsy (betsyalbertfortaghkanic@gmail.com).

Donations made directly to the Fridge (either through VENMO (@taghkanicfridge) or by dropping a donation in the box inside Town Hall) are NOT tax deductible. However, if you'd like your donation to be tax deductible, OR if you have a matching donation program through your employer and would like to double your impact, you can make a donation to the Purpose Cooperative. The Purpose Cooperative is a 501c3 through which we receive our Shared Plate stipend. You can send a check to Purpose Cooperative, 95 Main Street #546, Philmont, NY 12565 and ask that it be earmarked for the Taghkanic Fridge.

Town Hall gets Heat Pumps

Poster highlighting the heating and cooling capacity of heat pumps In June 2022 the Town Board voted to install heat pumps in the Taghkanic Town Hall, which at the time was served by oil-based heating and window air conditioning units. The work involved the installation of a total of 4 Mitsubishi air-source heat pumps, two upstairs and two downstairs. See full article.

Official Town Newsletter