County Treasurer’s Office now open in Albion at former Bank of America location
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The Orleans County Treasurer’s Office opened Tuesday at the former Bank of America branch at 156 South Main St., next to Subway.
Pictured from left this afternoon at the front window include Roxie Basinait, senior account clerk; Kristen Snell, senior account clerk; Alisha Richardson, principal clerk; and County Treasurer Kim DeFrank. Missing from the photo include deputy treasurer Melynda Brown and Susan Proietty, a part-time account clerk.
The Treasurer’s Office is at the former Bank of America site, which has a drive-through and is handicapped accessible with no stairs to climb for the general public.
County Treasurer Kim DeFrank praised the county Department of Public Works for moving the office from a historic building at 34 East Park St. just in time for school tax collection season. The Treasurer’s Office collects the taxes for Albion, Lyndonville and Medina school districts.
Treasurer Kim DeFrank sits in her new office today. She said the public has been positive so far about the drive-through and not having to go up any stairs to get inside.
The office was on East Park Street for 44 years. The Orleans County Legislature last September voted to pay $250,000 to buy the former bank site, which had been vacant since the bank closed the branch in Albion on Aug. 15, 2017.
There is still some finishing touches to do on the building, including signage and some interior touch-ups.
The county is tentatively planning a ribbon-cutting after the 4:30 p.m. Legislature meeting on Sept. 24.
The staff members are shown inside the Treasurer’s Office with the drive-through window in back. From left include Roxie Basinait, Kristen Snell, Alisha Richardson and Kim DeFrank.
The interior has been repainted with new carpet added. The cubicles and other office furniture were moved over beginning early last week.
The Treasurer’s Office still operated on East Park Street up to 5 p.m. on Friday, with 2 staff members using folding tables and a printer.
On Tuesday at 9 a.m., the office opened at the former bank site, a day after the Labor Day holiday.
DeFrank said she didn’t want the office to close to the public while it was being moved to 156 South Main.
“We didn’t miss a beat,” she said.
The building also includes a basement where many old records are stored, with tax rolls going back to 1994.
The Treasurer’s Office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The drive-through should be entered through the adjoining plaza’s parking lot.
For tax payments, the office accepts cash, check and VISA, Mastercard and Discover cards, with an additional fee for credit cards.
