Garth Slocum spoke with The Enterprise this week about his past experience, his view on revaluation, and whether office hours are necessary for an assessor.
After its first appointee declined the position because he could not attend the required office hours, Westerlo has appointed Garth Slocum to replace Peter Hotaling as sole assessor.
Peter Hotaling, who was Westerlo’s assessor for over 19 years before the town offered the position to others, has been hired as Rensselaerville’s sole assessor.
Councilman Anthony Sherman said, “At the end of the day, I feel extremely bad for Mr. Hotaling and his health problems. He can continue to have health insurance; he just has to pay for it. We’re not throwing him to the wolves.”
Justin Maxwell had been a college basketball coach when he decided he wanted a career change after helping his uncle in his job as an assessor one summer.
Rensselaerville assessor Donna Kropp was the subject of an ethics case last year — ultimately determined to be unfounded due to missing files — brought by a complaint of Jeffry Pine, a former assessor for the town who is now running against her in the upcoming election.
RENSSELAERVILLE — Two years after losing in the election for assessor, Jeffry Pine is running again, claiming properties affected by Tropical Storm Irene haven’t been properly assessed.
RENSSELAERVILLE — This is the third election for Donna Kropp, currently the chair of the town’s assessors. First elected in 2005, the Republican says she wants to continue to use the investment she has made in training.
