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Town Hall is located at 3284 Route 199 and is open 5 days a week, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Town Clerk’s office is open Tuesday -Friday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Mailing address: P O Box 955 Pine Plains NY 12567

You can reach all offices at 1-518-398-8600:

  • Town Supervisor: Brian Walsh Ext-1
  • Secretary to the Supervisor: Amanda Wyant Ext-1
  • Town Clerk: Madelin Chase-Dafoe Ext-0
  • Planning Board: Ext-3
  • Building Inspector: Eddie Casazza Ext-4
  • Pine Plains Police Department: Ext-5
  • Justice Court: Ext-6
  • Assessors: Ext-7
  • Tax Collector: Eileen Ciaburri Ext-9
  • Highway Department (518) 398-6662

For all other departments and details, please see the menu above.

Town Clerks Office will be CLOSED Thursday 5/16, Friday 5/17

The Rec Department is looking for people to join the Rec Committee. If interested text 845-901-3946

TOWN OF PINE PLAINS
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Pine Plains Zoning Board of Appeals on the 26th day of May 2026 at 7:30 pm at the Town Hall, 3284 Route 199, Pine Plains, New York, for the purpose of hearing all persons for or against the area variance application submitted by David Caswell for the premises located at 319 Stissing Mountain Road, Pine Plains, NY, Dutchess County, Tax Map ID# 134200-6772-00-792445. All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed action requesting a proposed garage to have a side yard setback of 20 feet, in
lieu of the minimum of 50 feet, in the rural district. The application is available for review at the Pine Plains Town Hall during regular business hours.
By order of:
Scott Chase,
Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals

TOWN OF PINE PLAINS
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Pine Plains Zoning Board of Appeals on the 26th day of May 2026 at 7:30 pm at the Town Hall, 3284 Route 199, Pine Plains, New York, for the purpose of hearing all persons for or against the area variance application submitted by Kristina Dousharm Architecture for the premises located at 7723 South Main Street, Pine Plains, NY, Dutchess County, Tax Map ID# 134200-6871-06-398968-0000. All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed action requesting a proposed building to have a footprint of 8,989 square feet, in lieu of the maximum of 6,000 square feet, in the Hamlet Main Street District. The application is available for review at the Pine Plains Town Hall during regular business hours.
By order of:
Scott Chase,
Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals

NOTICE TO CUSOTMERS

2026 INCREASE IN WATER RATES AND FEES FOR THE PINE PLAINS WATER IMPROVEMENT AREA

Starting January 1st, 2026, the water user rates shall be increased from the current minimum usage fee of $45.00 to $50.00 for the first 9,000 gallons recorded, and from $5.80/1000 gallons to $6.20/1000 gallons recorded over the initial 9,000 gallons. The new rates will be reflected in the first quarter of the 2026 billing that will be sent in April 2026.

Recent Documents

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2025 Final Assessment Roll

https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Real-Property-Tax/Docs/Pine-Plains-2025-Final-Roll.pdf

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At first glance, Pine Plains looks like an ordinary, small country town. Like the other towns in Dutchess County, it was created from a larger tract, called a patent, granted by the English Crown to groups of men or companies for speculation. Pine Plains, along with the town of Milan and part of the town of North East, was carved out of the 1706 Little Nine Partners Patent, one of the last in Dutchess County to be granted. But here the similarity ends. Geography would play a significant role in shaping Pine Plains’ development, making it quite different from other towns in the region. Called “the pine plains” for the abundance of pine trees covering its valley floor, the area, bounded on the east and west by mountains, was something of a backwater.

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