Gardiner Community Preservation Plan
& Community Preservation Fund
Real Estate Transfer Tax for Town of Gardiner
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX COLLECTED YEAR TO DATE 2023: Click here to view totals spreadsheet
Effective February 1, 2023, every person recording a conveyance of real property located in the Town of Gardiner, must at the same time file a Gardiner Transfer Tax Form with the Ulster County Clerk and pay the required amount of tax due, if any.
Required:
Complete the Gardiner Transfer Tax Form, consulting the Town of Gardiner Local Law #5 of 2022.
For further information, visit the webpage of the Ulster County Clerk.
Enter $350,000 as the median residential sales price for Ulster County on Schedule B, Part I, Line 2. The median value is set every year by the County, and the updated cost will be published on the County site and the Town website.
When presenting a deed for recording, attach recorded Purchase Agreement or first and last page of said Agreement, if prior to February 1, 2023, and box M on Schedule B, Part II, Line 13 is checked.
Fees payable to the Ulster County Clerk: filing fee of $5.00, plus the amount of Town of Gardiner Transfer Tax that is due, if any.
Gardiner Transfer Tax Form must be completed when recording a conveyance of real property situated in the Town of Gardiner.
Pursuant to Section 1561 of Article 33-B of the New York Tax Law, the Town of Gardiner, Ulster County, New York, adopted Local Law 5 of 2022 on July 27, 2022, which local law was approved by referendum at the general election held on November 8, 2022, imposing a transfer tax at a rate of 1.25% on each conveyance of real property or interest therein within the Town of Gardiner. This transfer tax will go into effect on February 1, 2023.
CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THIS LOCAL LAW.
The ballot for the November 8, 2022 election included a referendum on whether Gardiner will adopt a Community Preservation Fund (CPF) and it was approved. The CPF will provide the funding for priority preservation projects that are identified from the Community Preservation Plan (CPP) approved by the Town Board in July 2022.
Gardiner Open Space Commission presents a community education session on "Agricultural Land Preservation," recorded on 10/24/22:
Guest speakers from Scenic Hudson and the Supervisor of the Town of Red Hook.
NOTE: the recording file must be downloaded to your computer to view in entirety.
*Click here to view the recording of the 10/24/22 presentation*
10/24/22 Presentation Notes:
Community Preservation Fund Case Study: Town of Red Hook
Gardiner Farmland Protection: Scenic Hudson, Inc.
The CPP and the CPP interactive maps can be found here:
CPP: https://bit.ly/GardinerCPP22
CPP Maps: https://tognri.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=316635524fec43afa6367bb21c2c10
In July 2022, the Town Board adopted three local laws which will enable town residents to vote on a referendum on the November 2022 ballot, to enact a 1.25% one time real estate transfer tax on sales above the County median price of $320,000.
The Community Preservation Plan was passed by the Town Board - but implementation of the Community Preservation Fund must be established by a public election in November.
Review the Final Community Preservation Plan:
The 6-30-22 draft of the Community Preservation Plan incorporates revisions to address minor parcel score errors identified in the 5-31-22 draft. An explanation of the errors and revisions is provided in the Greenplan Memo to the Town Board dated July 1, 2022 (follow link below).
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COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PLAN / FUND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS DROPBOX
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VIEW / DOWNLOAD CPF Documents
Full Environmental Assessment Form
07 20 2022 LL Resolution Adoption of CPP Plan
07 20 2022 LL Resolution Adoption of CPP Fund & Board
07 20 2022 LL Resolution Adoption of Negative Declaration
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Hudson Valley One article about the Gardiner Community Preservation Plan: “What to preserve, how & why” by Frances Marion Platt, dated 6/22/2022:
Click here to read this article about Gardiner’s CPP!
Times Union article about the Gardiner CPP: “Gardiner preservation plan outlines real estate transfer tax" by Katherine Donlevy, dated 7/6/2022:
Click here to read this article about Gardiner’s CPP!
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Informational Public Meeting on the Gardiner Community Preservation Plan from May 19, 2022 at 7 PM.
Click to view this recording on town dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hn2g5xsdurv808n/2022%2005%2019%20CPP%20Public%20Information%20Session%20Recording.mp4?dl=0
Please note: you may need to download the recording to your computer in order to play the full duration (90 minutes).
Review the slides from the 5/19/22 public info session
Gardiner's 2022 Community Preservation Plan Survey
received 570 total responses.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2022 SURVEY RESULTS!
Thank you for contributing your concerns and opinions to the CPP. We really appreciate the information and feedback.
All questions/comments on the Community Preservation Fund can be directed to email: cpf.gardiner@gmail.com
This year the Town of Gardiner has created a Community Preservation Plan, with the goal of preserving our town's open space, natural habitats, scenic views, farmland & agricultural resources and recreational areas, as well as improving our climate resiliency.
Preserving these precious features of our town is critical to maintaining our community's character and a high quality of life for all residents of Gardiner.