26 August STAR Exemption Update August 26, 2025 By Meghan Kelly General 0 *** STAR UPDATE *** Homeowners will no longer be required to submit an application to the assessor if they had an ownership change or if they aged into the Enhanced STAR exemption. This does NOT apply to the Low Income Senior Citizen Exemption RP467. Property owners will report it to the NYS Tax Department using the Homeowner Benefit Portal at www.tax.ny.gov. If internet access is not available you may contact NYS at (518) 457-2036 New York State will notify local assessors of Basic STAR recipients who become eligible for Enhanced STAR (rather than requiring seniors to apply to their assessors). Related Articles Reminder of Senior Citizen Tax Exemption RP467 Senior Citizen Tax Exemption RP467 Property owners 65 years of age or older may be eligible for a senior citizen tax exemption on their primary residence. Property must be owner-occupied for the last 12 consecutive months. Owner of the property must be 65 years of age or older except where owners are married or sibling, only 1 person needs to be 65 years of age. Combined 2022 gross income of all owners and / or spouses must be less than $37,399. Senior citizens must apply by March 1st. Contact the Assessor’s office for additional information. Phone 845-534-7290 Guide to Starting a Business in Cornwall Are you interested in starting a business in Cornwall? Download our Business Brochure for guidance and steps on how to get started. UPDATE: ZBA Public Hearing - 2 Girls 1 Boy Holdings, LLC (317 Main St.) - MONDAY 7-17-23 UPDATE: Due to flooding in the courtroom, the 7-17-23 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting will be held at Munger Cottage, 40 Munger Drive. The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on the application of 2 Girls 1 Boy Holdings, LLC (317 Main St.) on MONDAY, July 17, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Munger Cottage, 40 Munger Drive, Cornwall. The published Legal Notice mistakenly listed the day as Tuesday. UPDATE - ROAD PAVING SCHEDULE Monday 11/21 continue road paving of Mailler Avenue Monday 11/21 road paving of 500’ section on Quaker Avenue 11/21 UPDATE - ROAD PAVING SCHEDULE: Monday 11/21 road paving continued of Mailler Avenue SUPERVISOR'S UPDATE Joint Public Statement Regarding NYS Governor’s NY Forward Grant Award On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the Town of Cornwall and Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York were notified by the Governor’s Office that our community was to be awarded a $4.5 million grant -- part of the NY Forward program. With the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, NY as the backdrop, the supervisor and mayor were presented with a “check” that represents New York State’s commitment to the Hudson Valley region. Beginning in early Fall of 2022, the town and village became aware of the opportunity to receive considerable state funding to help move our communities forward and improve resident and visitor experiences alike. Both of our elected bodies immediately collaborated throughout an extensive application process that involved a delicate rendering of Cornwall’s quaint, historically-significant firmament, while recognizing the ever-evolving growth and progress in our community. Governor Hochul announced the establishment of the NY Forward program with the intent to “invigorate and enliven downtowns in New York’s smaller and rural communities – the type of downtowns found in villages, hamlets and other small, neighborhood-scale municipal centers.” This program was tailormade for Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson. With this in mind, Steven Jones (visionary chair of the Cornwall Economic Development Advisory Committee) and Jason Burnham (longtime Cornwallian and master polling/survey instrument guru) were conscripted to fashion a workable plan to ignite interest and determine the community’s “pulse” as to how/where funds should best be expended if we were lucky enough to be awarded the grant. This project would never have achieved success without the energy, enthusiasm, and drive of both Steve and Jason. No grant application has a chance to achieve success without an experienced application oversight team. Steve Densmore and his accomplished corps of experts in the public relations and grant-writing realm at Choice Words were indeed a portion of the margin of victory. The tiny financial “seed money” investment made by the village and the town for their services paid off big in blessed dividends here. A final deserved, public “thank you” is owed to our loyal, local elected leaders and community stakeholders. Awards from New York State do not happen without support from elected officials. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, State Senator James Skoufis, Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, and Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus all proved their mettle and commitment to our community. In addition, words cannot appropriately express our appreciation to Matt Decker of the Open Space Institute, the Orange County Arts Council, Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, the Greater Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, the Cornwall Public Library, the Cornwall Central School District, and the Storm King Art Center. Also, we would be remiss in not expressing our gratitude to the Regional Economic Development Council for their support for our application. The supervisor and mayor would also like to publicly express appreciation to their respective boards. Without their advisements and collegiality, projects like this never, ever come to fruition. There exists plenty of hard work ahead. Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson leadership will continue their commitment to further collaborate as one greater Cornwall community, as we envision potential projects to make best use of this windfall. Stay tuned. The best – we promise you -- is yet to come. Joshua Wojehowski James A. Gagliano Town Supervisor Village Mayor Comments are closed.