Grievance Day in the Hilltowns and New Scotland



—Matt Cook and Maggie Gordon

Few people in the Hilltowns and New Scotland appealed their assessments before their towns’ assessment review boards on the state-wide Grievance Day, Tuesday. No commercial property owners grieved their assessments. None of these towns have gone through revaluation recently.

—In New Scotland, two residents filed grievances;

—In Westerlo, one resident filed a grievance;

—In Rensselaerville, six residents filed grievances; and

—In Knox, three residents filed grievances;

In each town, except Knox, the grievances will be considered by the review boards and decided on at a later date.

In Knox, the three residents had their assessments lowered slightly, said Tim Frederick, chair of the assessment review board.

Information from Berne was not available.

More Hilltowns News

  • Berne’s final 2025 budget does not include any funding for emergency medical service through Albany County despite the fact that the town and county had both announced that a deal had been reached, with county officials suggesting that the town would have to cover at least some of the cost. 

  • In the final week of budget season, residents will have a clearer idea of what to expect now that towns have either adopted their 2025 budget or are awaiting a final vote. 

  • Following a meeting he had with Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple, Berne Supervisor Dennis Palow told The Enterprise that the county will provide the same level of EMS as it had in years prior, but neither he nor the sheriff could be reached for more information on how the service will be funded. 

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