Town Government

The Town of Moriah comprises 73 square miles in the region of New York's majestic Adirondack Mountains, bordering Lake Champlain. It consists of five hamlets (Moriah, Moriah Center, Mineville, Witherbee, Grover Hills) and the Village of Port Henry.

TOWN OF MORIAH  

Town Hall
38 Park Place, Port Henry, NY 12974
(518) 546-8631 

Town Board meets the second Thursday of the month at 6 pm, in the new Court House, on Park Place (next door to the Town Offices). 

Call 546-3341 or 546-8631 to confirm.

DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS

SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF MORIAH
Thomas R. Scozzafava (518) 546-8631
Email: moriahsuper@nycap.rr.com

TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR

Elaine Adkins  (518) 546-3341  e-mail: moriahtownclerk@nycap.rr.com 

COUNCILMEN

• Paul Salerno, Deputy Supervisor (518) 546-8252
• Thomas Anderson
• Timothy Garrison (518) 546-7939

HEALTH OFFICER

• Moriah Family Health

CODE OFFICER

• Richard Lapier (518) 546-3510, e-mail: moriahbuildingcodes@nycap.rr.com 

DEPUTY TOWN CLERK

• Rose French (518) 546-3341

SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK

• Rebeccca Gilbo (518) 546-8631

TOWN COURT

   (518) 546-9955   e-mail: moriahcourt@nycap.rr.com  

   Town Justices

• Brian Venne 
  
• Rick Carpenter
  

SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS

• Jamie Wilson (518) 942-7155

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

• Ed Roberts 546-3341 (days); 572-3816 (evenings)

WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT

• Dwayne Maye (518) 942-3340, e-mail: waterdept@nycap.rr.com 

ASSESSORS  (518) 546-3098, e-mail moriahassessors@nycap.rr.com

• Paul Mazzotte, Chairman
• Lelani Sprague
• Brent Ida

 For more information regarding Assessed Valuations, please see the Essex County Real Property Tax Services website.  (Opens in a new window or new tab).  To review the current inventory and valuation data for the township, please call 546 - 3098 for an appointment.

MORIAH POLICE DEPARTMENT

• Officer in Charge: Stahl (518) 546-7286
• Officer Brassard
• Police Dept e-mail: moriahpolice@nycap.rr.com 

SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
14 Park Place, Port Henry Ny 12974
(518) 546-7778 

Other Town of Moriah pages:

• Board Meetings (agendas and minutes)
• Town Notices and Press Releases
• Transfer Station
• Police Activity and Court Reports
• Building Code Enforcement Office activity
• Forms
• Town Laws
• Moriah Historical Society
• Budgets, Assessments, and Property Taxes

Other websites:

• Essex County 
• Real Property Tax Services
• Current Assessment Roll (caution: this is a LARGE .pdf file, over 700 pages of printed output). 
• Essex County IDA    (Moriah Business Park)

Other Contacts:

See the Village Office's page for Village of Port Henry contact information.  And you can download the 51-page listing of officials for all of Essex County's Towns and Villages (opens in a new tab or new window).