We encourage town business to be conducted remotely if possible because of the pandemic. If you do need assistance from the Clerk, Code Officer, or Supervisor, please remember to wear your mask and follow distancing rules. For assistance from the Code Officer or Supervisor, please call or email for an appointment.
Paying the Town of Caroline Town and County Taxes On-Line
The 2021 property tax payments will be accepted by the Town of Caroline Clerk and Receiver of Taxes beginning Saturday, January 2nd and will continue through Wednesday, March 31st . Town and County tax payments are now payable online by credit card with a flat fee of $1.95 (up to $79.00), with larger amounts incurring a 2.45% transaction fee, a $3.95 fee for debit cards and $1.75 fee for e-checks. These fees are charged by the payment processor (not the Town of Caroline). After the online payment is received, the Clerk’s office will mail a paid receipt to the property owner. Pay your taxes on-line HERE Payments will also be accepted at Town of Caroline Town Hall: 2668 Slaterville Rd or mailed to Town Clerk, PO BOX 136, Slaterville Springs, NY 14881 Tax Season: January 2nd through March 31st (Clerk's office hours below) Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm |
THE CAROLINE READING ROOM HAS REOPENED! Masks and other social distancing measures are required.
HOURS: M-Th 6:30-8 pm Fri 2-6 pm Sat-Sun 1-3 pm Soliciting Applications for a Zoning Commission
The Caroline Town Board is now soliciting applications from Caroline residents wishing to serve on a Town Zoning Commission. The goals of the Commission are to
1) recommend the boundaries of original zoning districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein 2) make a preliminary report 3) hold public hearings, and 4) submit a final report to the local governing board The Commission will meet regularly with the goal of drafting a zoning plan proposal appropriate for Caroline for consideration by the Town Board. The group will be assisted by a Planning Professional. Caroline residents with interests in this community planning effort are invited to apply. For consideration please email (Clerk@townofcaroline.org) or mail (P.O. Box 136, Slaterville Springs, NY 14881) the Town Clerk providing your name, email and mail address, phone number, your resume, and a statement explaining your interest in serving on the Zoning Commission. Interviews with applicants will begin at the March 2 or March 10 Town Board Meeting. |
Annual 30-Day Period to Add Active Farmland to Tompkins County's NYS Certified Agricultural Districts, February 1 - March 2, 2021
NYS Agricultural District Law allows the annual addition of actively farmed land to existing Agricultural Districts. Most agricultural Land in Tompkins County is already in an Agricultural District. However, if your land was recently put back into production and is now predominantly active farmland you may wish to request its addition to one of the County’s existing Agricultural Districts. Tompkins County designated February 1 as the start of the annual 30-day period for landowners to request their land be added to an agricultural district. Request-for-Inclusion forms must be submitted no later than March 2.
For more information, or to obtain a Request-for-Inclusion form, visit http://ccetompkins.org/agriculture/agricultural-district-changes
or contact Mila Fournier at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at ymf5@cornell.edu
NYS Agricultural District Law allows the annual addition of actively farmed land to existing Agricultural Districts. Most agricultural Land in Tompkins County is already in an Agricultural District. However, if your land was recently put back into production and is now predominantly active farmland you may wish to request its addition to one of the County’s existing Agricultural Districts. Tompkins County designated February 1 as the start of the annual 30-day period for landowners to request their land be added to an agricultural district. Request-for-Inclusion forms must be submitted no later than March 2.
For more information, or to obtain a Request-for-Inclusion form, visit http://ccetompkins.org/agriculture/agricultural-district-changes
or contact Mila Fournier at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at ymf5@cornell.edu
The Land Use & Economic Development Task Force has now completed its work and has issued this EXECUTIVE REPORT summarizing its findings and recommendations to the Town Board.
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