<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2o6hSW_1BVv787a00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2o6hSW_1BVv787a00" width="1200" height="600" >TOWN OF ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - In the Jefferson County Town of Orleans, there’s a problem with property assessments.Some of the town has been reassessed, but other properties have not.When Terry Riley of Thousand Island Park opened his mail, he got a reassessment notice. His 1200 square foot cottage’s value went from $127,000 to $270,000, more than double.“This must be a mistake. After I got up off the floor I thought what the hell,” Riley said.He’s not alone.Schuyler Helling’s year-round house in Thousand Island Park just went from $170,000 to $340,000, and his boathouse with no liveable space, according to county records, went from $20,000 to a $300,000.“They say because you have a river view that it’s worth more, and that is true from a sales standpoint, but ours isn’t considered river view,” Hellings said Monday.A dozen other Park residents confirmed their property was assessed more than double what it was in 2025.Town supervisor Kevin Rarick told 7 News only half of the town was reassessed, which isn’t allowable under New York state law.Rarick said he believes the numbers were not supposed to be released yet, and that this is an accident the town is currently in the process of reversing. Rarick said it’ll take a resolution to the county to switch it back.What doesn’t change, however, is the fact the town hasn’t had property values reassessed in more than 12 years. According to Rarick, increases are likely coming when that town-wide reassessment happens</div></body>

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TOWN OF ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - In the Jefferson County Town of Orleans, there’s a problem with property assessments. Some of the town has been reassessed, but other properties have not. When Terry Riley of Thousand Island Park opened his mail, he got a reassessment notice. His 1200...

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TOWN OF ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - In the Jefferson County Town of Orleans, there’s a problem with property assessments. Some of the town has been reassess

In Orleans, assessments aren’t adding up

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