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Town Telephone Numbers
Town Hall: 518-851-7638
Assessor: 518-851-7501
Code Enforcement: 518-851-6958
Town Hall
The town hall is located at 909 Route 82, Ancram (Town of Taghkanic), NY 12502
NEW Assessment Rolls are available from the Columbia County website (external link)
Tax Bills/Payments are online at this website
Common Town Acronyms
BC = Building Committee
CAC = Conservation Advisory Committee
CEO = Code Enforcement Officer (Building Dept.)
FAC = Financial Advisory Committee
HD = Highway Department
OFA = Office For the Aging
PB = Planning Board
TB = Town Board
TC = Town Clerk
TS = Town Supervisor
ZBA = Zoning Board of Appeals
ZC = Zoning Commission
ZEO = Zoning Enforcement Officer (Building Dept.)
Website contact
For help finding information on the website, or to report errors, send an email to taghkanicwebsite@gmail.com
TOWN COURT is held at Town Hall the first and third Thursday of each month.
Criminal cases at 5:30; vehicle/traffic at 6 pm
JUSTICES:
Robert C. Prochera
909 State Route 82, Ancram, NY 12502
518-851-7638 ext. 105
Jeffrey S. Tallackson
909 State Route 82, Ancram, NY 12502
518-851-7638 ext. 105
Court Clerk:
Beverly Reiner Baillargeon
909 State Route 82, Ancram, NY 12502
518-851-7638 ext. 105
Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9 am – 1 pm
PERSONNEL:
SUPERVISOR:
Ryan Skoda
235 Taghkanic/Churchtown Rd., Craryville, NY 12521
518-774-1085 • skod14@yahoo.com
TOWN COUNCIL:
Elizabeth Craig
2111 County Route 27, Craryville, NY 10701-7562
ecraigfortaghkanic@gmail.com
Kara Gilmore
100 Taghkanic/Churchtown Rd., Craryville, NY 12521
karagkc@gmail.com
Linda Swartz
918 Livingston Road, Elizaville, NY 12523
518-851-8982 • ljswartz918@gmail.com
Joyce Thompson
P O Box 135, Craryville, NY 12521
518-851-3487 • joyce.thompson721@gmail.com
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
CLERK/COLLECTOR:
Cheryl E. Rogers
483 County Route 15, Elizaville, NY 12523
518-851-7161 Phone/Fax • crogers42857@gmail.com
Hours: 9 – 4, Monday thru Friday or call for appointment anytime
ASSESSOR:
Note: Data Collectors are out collecting
property information for the Re-Val.
Craig Surprise
909 Route 82, Ancram, NY 12502
518-851-7501 • taghkanicassessor909@gmail.com
Hours: 9 am to noon Wednesdays, or by appointment
ATTORNEY:
Andrew Howard, Freeman Howard, P.C.,
441 E Allen St, Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-2021, Fax: 518-828-2420 • howard@freemanhoward.com
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT:
Foster G. Hotaling
972 County Route 27, Ancram, NY 12502
518-851-7806 • taghkanichighway@outlook.com
RESIDENT DEPUTY:
Deputy Sheriff Brain Molinski
518-828-3344 ext. 1427
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (ZEO)
AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (CEO):
Dennis Callahan
909 State Route 82, Ancram, NY 12502
518-851-6958 • taghkanicbld@gmail.com
Fax: 838-209-9602
Hours: Town Hall, Tuesday 2 – 5 and Wednesday 9 – 12
PLANNING BOARD (PB) CHAIR:
Katherine Bainer
1105 County Route 27, Craryville, NY 12521
518-851-7752 • kuhnpj@valstar.net
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (ZBA) CHAIR:
James Romaine
866 Livingston Road, Elizaville, NY 12523
bigweld505@gmail.com
HISTORIAN:
Nancy Griffith
573 Rte 15, Elizaville, NY 12523
DOG WARDEN:
Kyle S. Miller
845-407-1367 • kmiller7204@gmail.com
POPULATION:
1990 Census: 1,111
2000 Census: 1,118
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT:
Congressional: 19th
State Senate: 43rd
Assembly: 106th
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