The results of the Budget Survey were presented to council on Tuesday, December 2.
Key Insights from Survey:
- 40.45%of responses prefer a reasonable increase to property taxes to enhance services, followed by 32.70% of people saying increase enough only to maintain services for a total of 73.15% (2025 –77.24%; 2024 –69.5%; 2023 –77.9%)
- 77.11% defined a reasonable increase as 1-2.9%
- Fire Services and Road Maintenance continue to be cited as most important day-to-day operations.
- Emergency preparedness and roads capital projects were cited as most important capital items for budget considerations.
The full document can be found within the documents section.
As South Frontenac prepares for the 2026 budget year, in addition to the online survey, Council would like to hear input from residents to help inform the decision process and planning of capital projects.
Members of the public will also have an opportunity to present to Council their feedback on budget priorities. Request to present must be submitted to jthompson@southfrontenac.net by 4:30 pm on November 12, 2025 and delegations will be heard at the November 18, 2025 Council meeting. Council meeting will start at 7:00 pm.
Please see the following link for further information: https://calendar.southfrontenac.net/default/Detail/2025-11-18-1900-Council-Meeting
South Frontenac Township has started to prepare their 2026 budget and is asking residents to take a short survey to share their input. Residents can take the short survey at surveymonkey.com/r/SF2026budget by November 21, 2025.
“This survey is an excellent means for the people in our growing community to have a say about the services, projects and events in the Township they feel will impact our community the most,” says Stephanie Kuca, Director of Finance and Treasurer.
For example, the survey will ask residents whether they would like to see a reasonable increase to enhance services, increase taxes only enough to maintain current services, or cut services to reduce or maintain the current tax rate. The Township’s 2025 budget resulted in a tax increase of 4.41%, an average household increase of $77.74 a year.
As with last year’s survey, we ask residents to provide information about the number of people in their household, and the ages of the people in the household. This will help us compare the answers of residents of different age groups, and with and without children in the home. Answers will create a more detailed picture of the needs of our community.
“We value the voices of our residents, and we want them to weigh in on the projects and resources that are important to them,” says Mayor Ron Vandewal. “The results from this survey will help us understand what the Townships key priorities should be and how to shape our community for the future.”
Residents can learn more and sign up to receive updates on this year’s budget process on the EngageFrontenac.ca project page.
If you have questions about the survey or the budget process, email communications@southfrontenac.net.
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