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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 Monday -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
  • Deputy Supervisor: Jim Smith
  • 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 and Highway Department will be CLOSED Monday Jan. 20th.

-There are 2 Planning Board Alternate spots open. Both are one-year terms. Email planningboard@pineplains-ny.gov

-There is one ZBA Alternate open. 1 year term. Email zba@pineplains-ny.gov

-There is 1 open spot on the Beautification Committee. This is a one year term. Email jsisco@pineplains-ny.gov

The TB is hiring buildings and grounds position. Please send letter of interest to brianwalsh@pineplains-ny.gov

The town is looking to hire a grant writer. Please send letter of interest to brianwalsh@pineplains-ny.gov

The town is looking to hire a camp director for our summer camp program. Please send letters of interest to brianwalsh@pineplains-ny.gov

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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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