Equipment Upgrades Result In More Timely Tax Bills: Oyster Bay

OYSTER BAY, NY —Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes Jeffrey P. Pravato announced Monday that general tax bills have been mailed out to residents, two weeks earlier than expected. Information is now online for those also seeking access to them.

Over the course of a two-month transition period, the town upgraded equipment and modernized the receiver office, according to Pravato. In prior years, he said the mailing of tax bills was slowed down because the office was solely reliant on outdated printers and a single insertion machine to mail 65,000 tax bills.

While cutting office expenses, Receiver Pravato said he was able to upgrade the printers and purchase an additional insertion machine. As a result, tax bills were mailed two weeks earlier they have been in the past, and the amount of overtime incurred by town taxpayers was less than budgeted – saving taxpayers money.

"Over the past two months, I had the opportunity to work with former Tax Receiver James Stefanich to implement several efficiencies. By upgrading equipment and cutting expenses, we were able to better serve the residents of our Town and come in under budget with fewer overtime expenses. We will continue to make these common-sense changes in the Office of the Tax Receiver and keep taxpayers first and foremost in mind," said Pravato.

Taxpayers can access 2020 General Tax information at www.oysterbaytown.com. Residents may view tax bills, print out a hard copy, or pay taxes with an ACH check payment or credit/debit card (subject to third party fees, no portion remitted to the Town of Oyster Bay).

For more information on property taxes and/or payments, residents may call at 516-624-6400. Callers are requested to have the school district, section, block and lot numbers of the property in question available. This information is listed on the tax bill and on the property deed.