Town of Easton

Washington County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Easton is a jurisdiction in Washington County, New York, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 518-852-6996
Email: merryman7777@yahoo.com
Department Site: Town of Easton Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: eastonny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Jim Merryman, Building Inspector
Town of Easton
1071 State Route 40
Greenwich, NY 12834

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the official town site (note: the town's older eastonny.org URL now 301-redirects to eastonny.gov, which is the current official domain). Building Inspector Jim Merryman can also be reached at 518-695-3030. The published email is a personal Yahoo address rather than a .gov address, which is common for small-town part-time code officers but worth flagging as a hedge. Permit application forms are distributed through the Easton Town Clerk's Office rather than a dedicated building department office.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Town of Easton's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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