H'town hires assessor's son as replacement

SARANAC LAKE - The town of Harrietstown is trading one Tichenor for another as its assessor.

The town board voted unanimously Thursday to hire Marten Tichenor to replace his father, Doug Tichenor, who's retiring as the town's sole assessor.

Marten Tichenor was appointed to a six-year term at an annual salary of $32,500. If he completes a six-month probationary period, his pay would increase to $35,000.

Marten Tichenor currently works as a data collector for the town of Malone's assessment office. He's also the assessor for the town of Bangor, a position town officials said he'll continue to hold while also working for Harrietstown.

Harrietstown Supervisor Mike Kilroy said several board members had interviewed Tichenor earlier in the day and were impressed with him.

"It was like we were dealing with our present assessor," he said. "He even talks like him."

"He's very enthusiastic about it," said town Councilman Ed Goetz. "I wouldn't hesitate in offering him the position."

"He answered all of the questions really straight-up," said Councilman Ron Keough. "He seems to have a more than workable grasp of what his duties and responsibilities are. He seems to have a good understanding of the computer requirements that go with that and the processing. I thought he fit the bill very well."

Town officials said Marten Tichenor was the only person who applied for the job. He's expected to start around Jan. 1.

Doug Tichenor, who will officially retire at the end of January, has been the town's assessor since 2007. He's also retiring as the assessor for several other Franklin County towns he's served, including Franklin, Brighton and Santa Clara, although he's said he plans to continue to work for Santa Clara and Franklin on a part-time basis. An assessor since 1986, he's also worked in the past for the Franklin County towns of Brandon, Bellmont, Duane, Malone, Dickinson and Moira.

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H'town hires assessor's son as replacement