Welcome to the new Town of Highland website. We are all very happy to now be able to offer our residents and visitors an internet connection designed to be informative and helpful. We hope that our website will make interaction with Town government more accessible. We also hope to showcase the Town of Highland as a great place to visit, shop and recreate.

Each month we have Town Board Meetings that the public is encouraged to attend. They are scheduled for 7:00 P.M. on the second Tuesday of each month.  Workshops are held on an as needed basis on the first Tuesday of the month. These meetings provide citizens the forum to hear and speak about current issues facing the town and the citizens. The public is invited to speak at both the beginning and the end of each regular meeting. The Town Board solicits your ideas and concerns. 

These are challenging times. 2010 marks the start of an administration where three of the five Town Board members are new.  But the Board is unified in seeking to do everything possible to get taxpayers some relief this year. The Town of Highland has 30 paid employees and another 20 individuals who serve without pay on various Boards. We believe that every action by every town employee must be taken with a mind-frame of containing costs and increasing efficiency. 

We are all committed to deliver courteous and effective service with the best value to the taxpayer. To this end my door will be open at the Town Hall every morning five days a week.  

Thank you,

Andrew Boyar
Town of Highland Supervisor
Highlandsupervisor@hvc.rr.com
845-557-8901
845-557-8319 (evenings)

Hello Friends and Neighbors,

Please remember that there is no open burning from March 16,2011 to May 14,2011 as per  NYSDEC.

The Open Burning Regulations from the NYSDEC can be accessed the their web site www.dec.ny.gov

NYS has handed all the dog licensing over to the Town, I will be sending out renewals. If there is an error please do not hesitate to call me 845-557-6085. The price of the licenses has changed to $6.50 for spayed and neutered and $13.50 for non-spayed or non-neutered please remember to bring in your  updated rabies information.

The Town Clerks Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8am to 3:30pm, Wednesday from 8am to noon. Evenings and weekends by appointment.

The Town Clerk's Office is responsible for issuing Hunting and Fishing Licenses, Marriage Licenses, Death Certificates, and Handicap Permits. The Town Clerk is the Records Management Officer, Public Information Records Officer and the Register of Vital Statistics. The Town of Highland Town Clerk is also the Town's Tax Collector, the Town and County Tax Bills are sent out January 1, 2011. I collect taxes until  March 31,2011 Payments for taxes post marked after March 31,2011 should be sent to the Sullivan County Treasurer 100 North Street Monticello NY 12701.

My most important job is to serve the people of the Town of Highland in a fair and gracious manner. The Residents and Taxpayers of the Town of Highland are my employer.

Doreen Hanson, Town Clerk