Welcome to the Town of Caton website
The Town of Caton is a rural community in southeast Steuben County, NY. Population about 2113 with many farms and rural homes.
Read the Announcements below for the most urgent news (scroll down for hours and contacts)
Connect on Facebook to Margaret Smyers Park
2025 Town of Caton NYS AUD Report is available under Supervisor Monthly Reports
2026 Final Assessments roll is now available under the Link Tab
2027 Preliminary Budget is now available Under the Information Tab - 2010 - 2027 Town Budget
To Add or Delete data from the Local Business tab text information to 607-592-8860
View 2026 Town & County Taxes Online
CATON TAXPAYERS
2026 Town & County Tax Bills are payable at the Caton Town Hall through March 31st, 2026. After that date they are only payable at the Steuben County Finance Department in Bath, NY. For more information please call the Finance Department at: 607-664-2488.
Need a copy of a Town & County tax bill? You can go back as far as 2007 on the "PAY TAXES" link above to view and print a copy.
Caton Town Clerks Office
Credit/Debit card and E-check now accepted to pay for dog licenses, hunting licenses, marriage licenses, building permits & for any purchase made in the Town Clerk's Office.
E-check surcharge is $2.50. Credit card surcharge for any item purchased is 2.75% added to the card.
As always, you can still pay in person by check or in cash with no service fee.
You can contribute content: If you have information to contribute to our web site, please call or contact
Don Haussener Click here to Email
Avonne Dickerson Click here to Email
We welcome more community and historic information
Announcements
COLUMBUS DAY
All Town Offices will be closed on Monday, October 12th, in observance of Columbus Day.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE-CATON FIRE DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the year 2027 of the Caton Fire District of the County of Steuben and the State of NY has been adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Caton Fire District. The Public Hearing will be held at the Caton Fire District #1, located at 1118 Caton Road, Town of Caton, on October 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm. At such hearing, any person may be heard in favor of or against the proposed budget. A copy of such budget is available at the Office of the Caton Town Clerk, located at 11161 Hendy Hollow Road, Town of Caton, or at the office of the Fire Station as stated above. The budget is also available on the Caton Town's Website under the Information Tab-Caton Fire Department.
Dated: September 15, 2026 by order of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Caton Fire District.
2027 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF CATON 2027 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Tentative Budget, fiscal year 2027, is complete and available for inspection by any interested persons during regular office hours in the Town Clerk's Office at 11161 Hendy Hollow Road. Hours are Monday & Thursday-1 to 5 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday-9 am to 12 noon. Further notice is hereby given that the Caton Town Board will meet in the Caton Town Hall on Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, 6 pm, and review said budget and hold a public hearing hereon; and that at such time any person may be heard in favor or against any item therein contained. Pursuant to section 108 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the following elected officers are hereby specified:
Supervisor-$10,000, Town Clerk/Tax Collector-$17,000, Councilmembers (4 totaal)-$6,000, Town Justice-$5,364, Highway Superintendent-$58,356.
ELMWOOD CEMETERY
Elmwood Cemetery Lot Owners-The Elmwood Cemetery Board of Directors graciously is asking that all decorations, flower pots, wreaths or any other type of debris be removed from the cemetery graves by Thursday, October 15th, 2026. All items left will be discarded.Thank You!- from the Elmwood Cemetery Board of Directors
Trunk or Treat
Craft Fair
Election Day-2026
Election Day will be November 3rd at the Caton Fire Station, from 6am-9pm.
Office Hours
Monthly Town Board Meeting-Second Wednesday of each month at 6 pm at the Town Hall
Thursday
- PLANNING BOARD MEETING-EVERY FOURTH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH unless otherwiise stated.– 6:00 PM
Corning, New York
September-like warmth through the middle of the week will be followed by the coldest air of the season Saturday
62°
70° 51°
Partly cloudy
Feels Like: 64°Humidity: 94%
Wind: 2 MPH
Town Supervisor
Nancy Kirby Kurjakovic Phone: 607-524-6303 Ext 7
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Highway Superintendent
Jeff Card
Phone: 607-524-6303-Ext 1
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Assessor
Teresa Lyons
Phone: 607-524-6303 Ext 6 For Assessor contact please call above number and leave a message
Office Hours:Thursday 1 PM - 4 PM
September-April
Click here for the Assessment Page
Click here to Email Please include a phone number and parcel address or tax map number in your email.
Dog Control Officer
Southern Tier Animal Control Inc
320 Crane Rd
Elmira Ny 14901
607-333-0563
Town Clerk
Avonne Dickerson
CURRENT HOURS:
Monday & Thursday: 1:00-5:00 pm
Tues. & Wednesday: 9 am -12:00 pm
Friday: CLOSED
Phone: 607-524-6303 Ext 200
Fax: 607-524-6829
Home: 607-936-4084
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Caton Constable
Mike Smith
Phone: 524-6729
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Code Enforcement Officer
Brad Laverty
Hours-By Appointment at
convenience of town resident.
Please Call for a Appointment
Cell-607-738-1245
Office-607-524-6303-Ext 5
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Justice Court
Honorable Russell Diederich
Court will be held at 6 pm on the first and third Monday of each month, except for Monday holidays and otherwise stated
Phone: 607-524-6303-Ext 3
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