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County Residents Receive Extra Time To Pay Property Tax

All residents in Chautauqua County and a handful of other area municipalities will have extra time to pay their property tax payment.

On Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued an executive order extending the property tax payment due date in municipalities impacted by recent winter storms. This extension allows residents to pay their taxes without interest or penalty for an additional 21 days past the final date taxes are due. The executive order is in direct response to requests by several municipalities whose property tax due dates fell during or shortly after recent storms, but whose residents were unable to make the payments on time due to the disruption of public transportation, utility service, and postal operations.

Statewide, the extension was granted to Cayuga, Chautauqua, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties. Local municipalities include Sinclairville and Poland in Chautauqua County; the towns of North Collins and West Seneca in Erie County; and the town of Ellicottville in Cattaraugus County.

“With several recent winter storms impeding the ability of residents across the state to pay their property taxes on time, I am extending the due date for these payments to ensure New Yorkers are not penalized as a result of Mother Nature’s unpredictability,” Cuomo said in a news release.

“Dealing with winter weather events is stressful enough, and residents in communities especially hard hit can rest assured they will not be further impacted by these storms.”

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