WOODSTOCK >> Ulster County town clerks are asking for state help in dealing with U.S. Post Office changes that have lead property owners to receive tax bills later than usual because local mail is no longer sorted locally.

During Tuesday night’s Town Board meeting, Clerk Jackie Early said the mail sorting process has extended the delivery time from one day to more than a week in some cases.

“This year it became an even much larger problem of people receiving their tax bills,” she said. “We’re getting calls from people all over town, all over the county, where not only are they not receiving their tax bills, they are receiving them late.”

Early said the Ulster County Town Clerks and Tax Collectors Association is seeking help from federal, state and county lawmakers to find options for deadlines and penalties

Ulster County town clerks asking for state help for tax bill mail delays