Budget

The budget is more than just dollars and cents – it impacts you through the programs and services you receive and is one of the Township's most important strategic documents, serving as a guide for everything we do. Each time you enjoy a local park or beach, have your garbage and recycling collected, or use a recently plowed or repaired road, you are seeing your tax dollars at work. There are three main components:

2024 Budget 

The 2024 Budget was passed at the December 19, 2023 Council meeting. For full details, see the 2024 Budget Project page on engagefrontenac.

Budget Highlights

• Total operating and capital budget: $44,553,398 million
• Operating budget of $26,792,892 million
• Capital budget of $17,766,740 million
• This represents a 2.74% increase to the average household or $47.04 a year*
• $2,030,000 in fleet replacement for Fire and Public Services including a new pumper firetruck and two tandems
• $2,450,000 for Highway 38 reconstruction – transfer to reserves for future funding
• $3,500,000 for Town Hall expansion
• $1,432,000 for Bedford Road reconstruction
• $100,000 for Climate Change initiatives

*based on an average assessment of $278,126

Budget Survey Results 

Thanks to everyone who took our survey to provide feedback on the 2024 budget. 564 people took the survey compared to 585 last year. 69.5% preferred a reasonable increase to property taxes to maintain or enhance services. 

We've posted the full budget survey results on the 2024 South Frontenac Budget page on our public consultation site.