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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 Hall, Highway Department and all offices will be closed on Monday January 19th.

Tax bills will be sent out by the end of January.

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

Meeting Schedule

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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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