• Jane King (09)

The assessor, William R. “Bill” Torp, has spent his entire working career in various aspects of the real estate and construction industries. Mr. Torp is a New York State certified Professional Assessor and has been a member of the Institute of Assessing Officers (IAO) since 1996. He has had his own construction company and worked as a site manager for a large metropolitan property management company before entering the assessment profession. Bill is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois State University (BA) and Dartmouth College (MA).

The charts graphically demonstrate that although tax rates are increasing the rate of increase over the years has not only been moderate, it has closely followed the increases reported by the Consumer Price Index. The Town of Big Flats’ Annual Reassessment Program was initiated, in part, not only to maintain an accurate and equitable assessment roll, but to also protect the community from Equalization Rate fluctuations that can dramatically drive up tax bills.