FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 30, 2024

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North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Mary Jo Collins to Host Assessment Grievance Workshops

North Hempstead, NY - Town of North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Mary Jo Collins recently announced that her office will be offering a free series of Property Assessment Grievance Workshops in communities throughout North Hempstead in January and February of 2025.

If you pay taxes on a property in Nassau County, you have the right to appeal your property’s annual assessment set by the Nassau County Department of Assessment. These Notices of Tentative Assessment will be sent out by the County to property owners in January 2025. The values set by the assessments are used to determine your 2026/2027 School Tax bills and your 2027 General Tax bills.

If you disagree with the tentative assessment, you may file a grievance with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) through March 3, 2025. You do not need an attorney to file a grievance; property owners may file on their own.

“This past fall, hundreds of residents took advantage of my free Property Tax Exemption Seminars. That’s when I realized there was a need for a workshop on grieving your home’s assessed value. If you believe your property assessment is not accurate as compared to neighboring homes, I strongly encourage you to come to one of these events and learn how to challenge it.”

Receiver Collins and her staff will be on hand at each seminar to explain the property assessment and grievance processes and will also instruct attendees on how to fill out the grievance application (on paper or online). They will also be available after each presentation to answer questions. Grievance applications will be made available at each presentation. If attendees have already received their most recent Notice of Tentative Assessment, they are encouraged to bring it, if possible.

North Hempstead’s Property Assessment Grievance Workshops are as follows:

• January 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. – Mineola Memorial Library, 195 Marcellus Road, Mineola
• January 14, 2025 at 4 p.m. – Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Drive, Port Washington
• January 15, 2025 at 6 p.m. – Westbury Memorial Library, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
• January 16, 2025 at 2 p.m. – Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck
• January 22, 2025 at 7 p.m. – Shelter Rock Library, 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson
• January 23, 2025 at 12 p.m. – North Hempstead Town Board Room, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset

  **This is being Presented by the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC)

• January 23, 2025 at 7 p.m. – East Williston Public Library, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston
• January 28, 2025 at 7 p.m. – Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset
• January 30, 2025 at 12 p.m. – Westbury Memorial Library, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
• February 4, 2025 at 1 p.m. – Williston Park Library, 495 Willis Avenue, Williston Park
• February 5, 2025 at 6 p.m. – Hillside Library, 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park
• February 6, 2025 at 6 p.m. – Bryant Library, 2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn
• February 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. – Shelter Rock Library, 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson

If you need any additional information on grieving your assessment, you can call the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) at (516) 571-3214. For general tax questions, you can contact the North Hempstead Tax Receiver’s Office via email at tax@northhempsteadny.gov or by calling (516) 869-7800.