The Essex County Treasurer’s Office now accepts credit and debit card payments.
Essex County Treasurer Michael Diskin
Michael.Diskin@essexcountyny.gov
Treasurer’s Office: (518) 873-3310 Fax: (518) 873-3318
7551 Court Street, P.O. Box 217, Elizabethtown, New York 12932
Hours of Operation (September – April): Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Summer Hours (May – August): Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
*Closed for legal holidays and the day after Thanksgiving
Treasurer’s Office Staff
Lisa Decker, Deputy Treasurer — Taxes
Hilary White, Deputy Treasurer — Finance
Hilary.White@essexcountyny.gov
Lois Borden, Principal Account Clerk
Brandi Fifield, Senior Account Clerk
Amy Quesnel, Payroll Specialist
Mary Sprague, Payroll Assistant
About the Treasurer’s Office
The County Treasurer is elected for a term of four years and is responsible for the prudent administration of all money belonging to the county or in which the county has an interest. The Treasurer also serves as trustee for court and trust funds and has statutory responsibilities for the collection of taxes. He and his staff work with taxpayers regarding tax problems, handle tax deed matters, post payments and recommend necessary corrections. With regard to taxes, the Treasurer, in compliance with local law, may create installment plans for delinquent taxes.
Assisting the Treasurer are deputies, accountants, bookkeepers, tax clerks and other people dedicated to providing financial services to Essex County.
The Treasurer’s Office is committed to providing the public with the most accurate, efficient and helpful service possible. We encourage you to review the information on our new site and hope you will share your remarks and comments with us. It is our intent and goal to continue to stay current with technology, education and experience so we may always have available to you the public information, records and forms you desire.
Tax Systems and Links
Essex County Tax Systems
NYS Tax Systems
County Links
Town Tax Collectors (2024)
Town of Chesterfield
Bruce Bourgeois Jr., Tax Collector
PO Box 456
Keeseville NY 12944
518-802-7797
Town of Crown Point
Linda Woods, Tax Collector
PO Box 444, 17 Monitor Bay Road
Crown Point NY 12928
518-597-3235
Town of Elizabethtown
Janet E. Cross, Tax Collector
PO Box 344, 7563 Court St.
Elizabethtown NY 12932
518-873-6555
Town of Essex
Alicia Kelly, Tax Collector
PO Box 45, 2313 Main St.
Essex NY 12936
518-963-4287
Town of Jay
Lori Ducharme, Tax Collector
PO Box 730, 11 School Lane
AuSable Forks NY 12912
518-647-2204
Town of Keene
Anna M Whitney, Tax Collector
PO Box 245
Keene NY 12942
518-576-4444
Town of Lewis
Kathleen Robertson, Tax Collector
PO Box 532
Lewis NY 12950
518-873-9818
Town of Minerva
Theresa Fish, Tax Collector
PO Box 909
Minerva NY 12857
518-338-4424
Town of Moriah
Rose M. French, Tax Collector
38 Park Place
Port Henry NY 12974
518-546-3341
Town of Newcomb
Karren Darrah, Tax Collector
PO Box 75
Newcomb NY 12852
518-582-3211. Ext 11
Town of North Elba
Laurie Dudley, Tax Collector
2693 Main Street, Suite 101
Lake Placid NY 12946
518-523-2162
Town of North Hudson
Martha King, Tax Collector
PO Box 155
North Hudson NY 12855
518-532-9811
Town of St. Armand
Nancy Heath, Tax Collector
PO Box 338, 1702 NYS Rt 3
Bloomingdale NY 12913
518-891-3189
Town of Schroon
Erica Hedden, Tax Collector
PO Box 578, 15 Leland Ave.
Schroon Lake NY 12870
518-532-7737
Town of Ticonderoga
Tonya Thompson, Tax Collector
PO Box 471, 132 Montcalm St.
Ticonderoga NY 12883
518-585-6677
Town of Westport
Catherine Simmer, Tax Collector
PO Box 267
Westport NY 12993
518-962-8360
Town of Willsboro
Susan Thompson, Tax Collector
5 Farrell Rd
Willsboro NY 12996
518-963-8668
Town of Wilmington
Dawn Stevens, Tax Collector
PO Box 180, 7 Community Center Circle
Wilmington NY 12997
518-946-2105
School Tax Collectors (2024 – 2025)
AuSable Valley Central School
AVCS Tax Collector
1273 Rt. 9N
Clintonville NY 12924
518-834-2846 (S) | 518-834-5810 (F)
Boquet Valley Central School
Michael Diskin, Essex County Treasurer
PO Box 217, 7551 Court Street
Elizabethtown NY 12932
518-873-3310 | 518-873-3318 (F)
Crown Point Central School
Kama Ingleston, Tax Collector
PO Box 35, 2758 Main St.
Crown Point NY 12928
518-597-3285 x295 (S)
Keene Central School
Keene Central School Tax Collector
PO Box 304
Keene NY 12942
518-576-4555 (S)
Contact: Valerie McDonough
Lake Placid Central School
LPCS Tax Collector
50 Cummings Road
Lake Placid NY 12946
518-523-2475 x3003 (S)
Contact: Shelley Light
Minerva Central School
Danae Tucker, Tax Collector
PO Box 53
Olmsteadville NY 12857
518-251-3840 (T)
tuckerd@minervasd.org
Moriah Central School
MCS Tax Collector
39 Viking Lane
Port Henry NY 12974
518-546-3301 x3502 (S)
Newcomb Central School
Pamela Bush, Tax Collector
PO Box 418
Newcomb NY 12852
518-582-3341 (S)
North Warren Central School
Tax Collector NWCS
6110 State Route 8
Chestertown NY 12817
518-494-3015 (S)
Putnam Central School
Putnam School Tax Collector
PO Box 95, 14 Putnam Center Road
Putnam Station NY 12861
518-547-8266 (S) | 518-547-8317 (T)
Saranac Lake Central School
SLCS Tax Collector
79 Canaras Avenue
Saranac Lake NY 12983
518-891-5460 (S)
Schroon Lake Central School
Schroon Lake Central School
PO Box 338
Schroon Lake NY 12870
518-532-7164 (S)
Ticonderoga Central School
Anne Michalack, Tax Collector
5 Calkins Place
Ticonderoga NY 12883
518-585-7400 (S) ext.1132
Willsboro Central School
Sheila Vanags, Tax Collector
P.O. Box 180
Willsboro NY 12996
518-834-7041 (H)
(F) = Fax #
(H) = Home Phone #
(S) = School Phone #
(T) = Town Office Phone #
Village Tax Collectors (2024)
Village of Lake Placid
Mindy Goddeau, Treasurer/CFO
2693 Main Street, #204
Lake Placid NY 12946
Phone: 518-523-2597 | Fax: 518-523-1321
treasurer@villageoflakeplacid.ny.gov
Village of Saranac Lake
Patrick Murphy, Treasurer
39 Main Street, 2nd Floor Suite 9
Saranac Lake NY 12983
Phone: 518-891-4150 | Fax: 518-891-1324
treasurer@saranaclakeny.gov
Tax Collector List Downloads
Essex County Budget Archive
Documents/References
State and Federal Information
New York State Links
Federal Links