FAQs
Exemptions can only be granted on the property where you actually reside, your primary residence. Many people own multiple properties but only one of them is considered to be your primary residence and is eligible for certain exemptions.
Yes, we collect exemption applications throughout the year. However, March 1st is the deadline for that year’s assessment file.
Each year the Tioga County Office of Real Property Tax Services uses our assessment file to print the Village, school, and Town & County tax bills. The printing is done about 3-4 weeks before the bills are mailed out. If the deed for the property is filed close to the time of the printing, there isn’t enough time to get the files updated so that the new owner’s name appears on the bill. Always feel free to contact this office if you have a question about your property records.
The safety of our citizens is of the utmost importance to the Highway Department. Our goal is to clear the roads in a timely manner. From November 15th to March 15th, all roads should be free of vehicles and/or other obstructions during a snow and ice event. Please contact the highway department at 607-687-0123 if you have questions or are in a safety situation that needs urgent attention.
The Town of Owego has a right-of-way from the center of the roadway out 25 feet. If your mailbox is within this right-of-way, it may get damaged while our trucks are plowing or working on the roads. If your mailbox has been damaged by a Town of Owego Highway Department vehicle and/or piece of equipment, it is the Town's policy to reimburse a homeowner a one-time fee of up to $40.00 for any damages and/or repairs to the mailbox. This is a one-time reimbursement. The Town is not responsible if the mailbox has been damaged again. It is recommended that you check with your postal carrier for the regulations on the placement and height of your mailbox.
If your mailbox has been damaged, and you want to get reimbursed, you will need to submit a voucher form (Voucher) along with a receipt showing the cost of repairs and/or replacement of your mailbox. Send the completed voucher and receipt to the Town of Owego Highway Department, 2272 State Route 434, Apalachin, NY 13732. If you are unable to repair the mailbox yourself, the Highway Department will assist in the repair and/or replacement of the mailbox, using standard materials.
If you live in the Town of Owego and need a new driveway access you are required to obtain a Driveway Permit through the Town of Owego Highway Department. To start the Driveway Permit process, you will need to stake out the area where you want the new driveway access. After you have done this, call our office. The Deputy Superintendent will then visit the site and determine if a pipe is needed and if so, what size pipe. This information will be on the permit that will be sent to you. It is the permittee's responsibility to purchase the pipe and have it delivered to the site. Contact our office once the pipe has been delivered so we can make the necessary arrangements to install it, including contacting UDIG-NY to make sure there are no underground utilities. The clearance process takes two (2) business days. Once we receive clearance, we will install the pipe and maintain it thereafter. If a pipe is needed, a permit fee of $25.00 will be required.
- Taylor Garbage 797-5277
- Lee’s Sanitary 659-7520
- Owego Sanitation 687-3283
Phone numbers:
- County Treasurer 687-8670
- County Clerk 687-8660
- DMV 687-8250
- Village Clerk 687-3555
- School Taxes – Owego-Apalachin 687-6317, Newark Valley 642-3221, Vestal & Union Endicott 786-8554 Ext#. 202 or Ext# 243
- Post Offices Owego 687-0661, Apalachin 625-2414
- Board of Elections 687-8261
- Family Court 687-1730
- Social Services 687-8300
- Chamber of Commerce 687-2020
- Cooperative Extension 687-4020
The court does not have a card reader but credit card payments can be made online and/or a toll free phone number. There is a service fee for either service. If you use the website the internet service fee is 3.99% (Minimum $3.50) Phone service Fee is 5% (Minimum $5.00). You will also have to know the PLC (Pay Location Code) for the judge who assessed the fine. For the Hon. D. Joy Bennett the PLC is a0061x. For the Hon. Patrick Hogan the PLC is 5463.
The surcharge is mandatory and imposed by New York State on each traffic violation conviction. The surcharge on all moving violations, which includes speeding tickets, is $93. The surcharge on equipment violations is $63.
The person being sued in a small claims case must reside, work or have a place of business in the Town of Owego, which includes the village. It must be a verifiable Town of Owego address and it cannot be a post office box. If the amount you are suing for $1000 or less, the filing fee is $10; if it is between $1001 and $3000 the filling fee is $15. Hearings in a small claims case are scheduled for at least three weeks from the filing date. Small claims hearings are always held on Thursday – either at 10:00 A.M. or 2:00 P.M.
Yes we take online payments https://logicsolbp.com/townofowego/login.aspx payment processing fee will apply). We do not accept payments over the phone.
Contact Dog Control ASAP. If we are closed please leave a message with a description of the dog, last place dog was seen, and a contact number. Dog Control’s number is 607-687-0123 Dept #5
Town residents only may stop in at the Town Clerks Office with your dog’s current rabies certificate or download and fill out license application online and mail it with payment and current rabies certificate to the Clerk’s Office. Prices are $10.50 for altered dogs and $17.50 for un-altered dogs
Contact the Cruelty Officer at Stray Haven Humane society (607)565-2859 or contact Law Enforcement
Call Dog Control as soon as you realize that your dog is missing. If we are closed, leave a voicemail with a description of the dog, where you last saw your dog and a contact phone number. Town of Owego Dog Control’s phone number is (607) 687-0123 Dept# 5