Town and County Tax Collection

Theresa Fish, Town Clerk / Property Tax Collector

Office: Minerva Town Hall, 5 Morse Memorial Highway, Minerva, NY 12851
Mailing: P.O. Box 909, Minerva, NY 12851

Phone: 518-251-2869 Ext. 101   |   Email: townclerk.minerva@gmail.com

Real Property Change of Address (If your mailing address is incorrect on your tax statement, please complete the change of address form and mail it to Essex County Real Property; the address on the form.)

• Annual Town and County Tax Statements are mailed by January 1st.
• Payments are due on January 31st, without penalty.
• Penalties are applied in February, March, and April.
• Last Day to pay at the Town Office is April 30th. (After April 24th, I will not be able to provide a printed receipt.)
• Payments should be made out to: Minerva Property Tax Collection.
• Please pay via check or money order. Cash is discouraged; exact change only, as change may not be available.
• Only EXACT payment amounts are accepted. Unfortunately, a payment can not be processed if it is the wrong amount. Incorrect payments will not be processed and will be returned.
• I will accept one check for multiple properties if the payment is accurate. However, if it is incorrect, the entire payment will be returned, and no properties will be credited.
• Multiple checks on a single property are NOT accepted; there is no way to record multiple payments for one bill in the processing program.
• I turn our books over to Essex County on May 1st. Payments mailed or received in person on or after May 1st will be returned.
• For any payment after May 1st, contact the Essex County Treasurer at the end of May to make payment arrangements at 518-873-3310.

When to expect, for your reference:

• Annual Property Tax Statements:
– Sent by January 1st.
– Penalties are applied at the start of each month: February, March, and April.
– Second notices are mailed in March.
– The final payment date, at the Mineva Town Hall, is April 30th.

• Annual Water Bills (water rents):
– Bills are sent no later than March 1st.
– Payment is due without penalty by April 1st.
– Unpaid bills with penalties are resent by the end of April.
– The final date to pay is October 1st.

• Minerva School Tax Statements:

(PLEASE NOTE: School Taxes are paid through Minerva Central School and their appointed collector; these taxes are NOT collected through the Town.)
– Sent by September 1st.
– Penalties apply after September 30th.
– The final date to pay is October 31st.