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There are many year round activities available.  Please visit the Sackets Harbor Visitors Center for more info.

Bed Tax Application 2025 Fillable

Court sessions
Court: Every Tuesday at 4:00 PM
DA Night: Every 4th Tuesday at 3:00 PM

Clerk hours
Monday: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Town of Hounsfield Court
411 W. Washington St
P.O. Box 306
Sackets Harbor, NY  13685

Phone: (315) 646-2767
Fax: (315) 646-2749
Court Email: hounsfieldtowncourt@nycourts.gov
Clerk Email: cpayne@nycourts.gov

The 2025 Bed Tax Applcation can be downloaded here.

The second and third installments of your town and county taxes are made payable to Jefferson County Treasurer, They are located at 175 Arsenal St., Watertown, NY 13601. 

The address is located on the payment stub for second and third installments.

The Town is currently working with the Village of Sackets Harbor to establish our own Little League Charter.  Please check back or contact a member of the Parks & Rec Committee.

View the full list of active water projects and more information.

Fill out a FOIL request form and email it to townclerk@townofhounsfield.com or drop off at Town Clerks office.

No, we do not accept phone payments.  Payments can be made via mail, locked drop box at Town Hall, or online.

The Town is not responsible for replacing mailboxes.  Please see our mailbox policy for more information.

View water quality reports.

Yes, but exact payment amount is appreciated as we do not carry a lot of change.

Your doctor will be required to give you a request for a permanent or temporary tag. Then you bring the request to the Town Clerk’s office and we will give you a handicap tag that the doctor has requested.

You will need to contact Jefferson County Treasurer (315) 785-3055 about past due tax bills.

Hay Memorial Library is located at 105 Borad St., Sackets Harbor, NY 13685.  You can visit their website at haymemoriallibrary.org

The East Hounsfield Library is located at 19438 NYS Rt. 3, Watertown, NY 13601.  You can visit their website at easthounsfieldlibrary.org

Please contact the Town Clerk at townclerk@townofhounsfield.com or 315-782-6380.  You can also visit our website for a current price list at Lakeside Cemetery.

The local volunteer Fire Dept. is located at 112 North Broad St., Sackets Harbor, NY  13685.  They can be contacted at 315-646-2770 or sacketsfire@gmail.com

Please call the court office at 315-646-2767.

Call the court office at 315-646-2767.

The Town of Hounsfield Transfer site follows the same recycling guidelines as the Jefferson County Transfer station.

The Town of Hounsfield does not offer trash disposal at our Transfer site nor does it provide public trash collection services.

You can hire a private hauler or haul it yourself to the Jefferson County Transfer Station located at 27138 NYS Route 12 in Watertown.

• Private Haulers
  • Jessman’s Trash Removal – (315) 783-0966
  • Bait Barn Trash Removal – (315) 921-1840
  • Thomas Trash Service – (315) 232-2162

Please visit our website for more info.

The Town of Hounsfield courtroom is located at 411 W. Washington St. in Sackets Harbor.

This is also where you report for jury duty.

Tuesday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. 

There are two hospitals in the local Watertown area.

Samaritan Medical Center

30 Washington Street

Watertown NY 13601

315-785-4000

https://samaritanhealth.com

Carthage Area Hospital

1001 West Street

Carthage, NY 13619

Phone: 315.493.1000

https://www.carthagehospital.com

The acronym B.O.C.E.S. is short for BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.

Jefferson Community College – Watertown, NY

SUNY Empire State University (Public) – Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Potsdam (Public) – Potsdam, NY

SUNY Canton College of Technology (Public) – Canton, NY

Saint Lawrence University (Private) – Canton, NY

Clarkson University (Private) – Clarkson, NY

Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Saturday: 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
*Closed on all major holidays*
**Hours subject to change**

Please visit our website for more info.

Recycling tags can be picked up at the Town office or from an employee at the transfer site.

Please be sure to bring proof of town residency.  Visit our website for more info.

Please visit North Country Recycles.org for more info.

Contact Board of Elections at 315-785-3027 or additional Election information can be found at the Jefferson County Board of Elections.

The polling place for Town residents is the Hounsfield Town Office located at 18774 County Route 66, Watertown, NY 13601

The polling place for Village residents is the Village of Sackets Harbor Office located at 112 N. Broad St. Sackets Harbor, NY 13685

You can pick up a voter registration card at the Town Clerk office, post office or online at www.jeffersoncountyny.gov/departments/Elections.

View zoning permit application.

You can contact Robert Ball, Zoning Officer at robertball79@yahoo.com or call (315) 681-7395.

All motor vehicles are registered through the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles.

Please complete a license application and return it to the Town Clerk.

If you are a town resident, please contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.

If you are a village resident, please contact the Sackets Harbor Police Department.

Please call 911 for all emergencies.

Unfortunately, there is not a public swimming pool in the Town or the Village. However, we are lucky enough to have one of the largest freshwater lakes in our backyard though!  A quick trip down NYS Rte 3 is Westcott Beach State Park which has a public swimming area available for visitors.

To reserve one of the Sackets Harbor Village owned park facilities please contact the Village Clerk at (315) 646-3548.

You can find the steps to enroll your child in school here.

Submit an application to the Town Clerk.  Be sure to include with the application an acceptable form of identification such as a drivers license, passport, military ID, etc.

Submit an application to the Town Clerk.  Be sure to include with the application a government issued ID, birth certificate, and divorce decree for each divorce on file.

Please visit the Assesor’s Office webiste for more info.

Contact Ray Filley, Planning Board Chairman at rayfilley@gmail.com or call (315)-767-3892.

The nearest DMV is located on the 1st floor of 175 Arsenal Street in Watertown. More information can be found here.

Information on how to obtain a drivers license can be found on the  DMV website.

Visit the Town Clerk’s office at 18774 Co. Rt. 66, Watertown, NY or pay online.

Visit the Town Clerk’s office at 18774 Co. Rt. 66, Watertown, NY or pay online.

View the Town of Hounsfield Zoning Laws.

You can contact Robert Ball, Zoning Officer at robertball79@yahoo.com or call (315) 681-7395.

You can contact Robert Ball, Zoning Officer at robertball79@yahoo.com or call (315) 681-7395.

You will need to call (315) 646-2767 and speak with the Court Clerk.

View current job vacancies. You can pick up an application at the Town Office or download and submit to townclerk@townofhounsfield.com.