2026 South Frontenac Budget

2026 Budget

We are starting to prepare the Township’s 2026 budget. The budget is more than just dollars and cents – it impacts you through the programs and services you receive and is considered to be one of the Township's most important strategic documents, serving as a guide for everything that we do. Each time you enjoy a local park or beach, have your garbage collected, or use a recently plowed or repaired road, you are seeing your tax dollars at work.

It is South Frontenac's goal to provide a balance of services that improve the quality of life for all our residents, while also ensuring we have the organizational capacity to deliver cost-effective services in a changing world.

January 22, 2026:

Following the conclusion of the 2026 Budget meeting today, the Budget has been deemed adopted. The approved budget represents a 3.52% increase in the average taxpayer impact on the Township levy. Your full tax bill is a combination of the Township levy, the County rate and the education rate (set by the Province). The full approved budget can be viewed from within the 'Documents' section.

Highlights:

Total budget expenditures: $56,380,789

Operating budget: $30,967,627

Capital budget: $25,413,162

Average taxes (Township share) for average property assessment of $278,126: $1,906.26

Represents: Annual increase of $64.80 (compared to 2025).

January 13, 2026:

The draft of the 2026 budget was presented to Council on December 9, 2025. The presentation and the draft summary are available within the 'Documents' section.

December 8, 2025:

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.

Have your Say!

We’re asking all residents to take a short survey between October 22 and November 21, 2025. Take the survey here. Your input will help Council make informed decisions and we’ll share the results with Council and all residents.

Questions about this platform can be directed to communications@southfrontenac.net.