Here is a summary of the 2022 budget adopted by the Town Council during the regular meeting of December 13, 2021.
Municipal services budget : 16,5M$
Estimated $ increase for an average residential property : 48$
Budget for water, wastewater and garbage services : 6,2M$
Capital budget : 13.7M$
Total Budget : 36.4M$
Municipal Tax Levy : $11,387,970 (+2.0%)
User fees Water/Sewer/Garbage:
Water and Sewer Services
- Combined Fixed Rates : 389$/unit. (Increase of 4$ or 1%)
- Combined Consumption Rates : 2.18$/m3 (Increase of 0.10$/m3 or 4.8%)
- Garbage collection and Recycling : Average increase of 2$ or 1%.
Major infrastructure projects:
- Refrigeration system replacement at the arena (2.5M$)
- Water Treatment Plant – Clarifier and Filtration upgrade (8M$)
- Bon Pasteur-McGill / Traffic light replacement – 280k$ (MTO Connecting Links – Grant)
- Town Hall Roof Replacement (300k$)
- Main Street Revitalization – 125k$ (FedDev – Grant)