2025 Draft Budget

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Thank you for taking the time to review the 2025 Draft Budget project page for Kingsville.

The 2025 draft budget prioritizes the following:

Stronger Infrastructure: We plan to spend $4.5 million on road reconstruction and resurfacing, $1 million on bridge replacements and rehabilitations, and $280,000 on sidewalk replacements. The budget also includes an increased investment of $450,000 in road and bridge lifecycle reserves to address historical funding deficits.

Investing in Facilities: Many of the Town's facilities are aging and in need of significant investment and repairs. The budget includes $660,000 for repairs and renovations to existing facilities, to ensure they are available for community use for many years to come.

Service Standards: The Town is committed to meeting the service level expectations of our residents. The 2025 budget proposes to address our highest priority areas through 3 new full-time positions in Parks, Drainage and Water services.

Strategic Priorities: Although no final decisions have been made on the future of the school properties, the budget puts the Town in a financial position to respond to this opportunity, if pursued.

Key Challenges

Although inflation has cooled in recent months, many of Town’s operating and capital expenses are still adjusting to the extremely high inflation rates experienced over the past 2 years. For example, the Town’s policing contract is set to increase by $385,000 in 2025.

Draft Budget proposes a $10.00 per month tax increase for the average home*

While keeping taxes low is important, additional funding is required to meet our community's evolving needs and expectations. This budget will allow us to deliver cost-effective services that residents expect while investing in strategic priorities. The draft budget, as proposed, represents an annual increase of $119.66 (or $10.00 per month) for the average household in Kingsville*.

Please review the full 2025 draft budget and ask questions or share your opinion on our open forum.

*Based on MPAC assessment, the average household in Kingsville is assessed at approximately $250,000.

Let's Talk Budget Video Series

There are many processes, plans and pressures the municipality considers when creating a budget. We hope you will take the time to learn more about these and better understand how we arrived at the budget proposed by watching our Let's Talk Budget Video Series.

Let's Talk Budget - What is a Municipal Budget?

Let's Talk Budget - The Relationship Between Property Values and Property Tax

Let's Talk Budget - A Financially Healthy Town

Let's Talk Budget - 2025 Budget Pressures

Thank you for taking the time to review the 2025 Draft Budget project page for Kingsville.

The 2025 draft budget prioritizes the following:

Stronger Infrastructure: We plan to spend $4.5 million on road reconstruction and resurfacing, $1 million on bridge replacements and rehabilitations, and $280,000 on sidewalk replacements. The budget also includes an increased investment of $450,000 in road and bridge lifecycle reserves to address historical funding deficits.

Investing in Facilities: Many of the Town's facilities are aging and in need of significant investment and repairs. The budget includes $660,000 for repairs and renovations to existing facilities, to ensure they are available for community use for many years to come.

Service Standards: The Town is committed to meeting the service level expectations of our residents. The 2025 budget proposes to address our highest priority areas through 3 new full-time positions in Parks, Drainage and Water services.

Strategic Priorities: Although no final decisions have been made on the future of the school properties, the budget puts the Town in a financial position to respond to this opportunity, if pursued.

Key Challenges

Although inflation has cooled in recent months, many of Town’s operating and capital expenses are still adjusting to the extremely high inflation rates experienced over the past 2 years. For example, the Town’s policing contract is set to increase by $385,000 in 2025.

Draft Budget proposes a $10.00 per month tax increase for the average home*

While keeping taxes low is important, additional funding is required to meet our community's evolving needs and expectations. This budget will allow us to deliver cost-effective services that residents expect while investing in strategic priorities. The draft budget, as proposed, represents an annual increase of $119.66 (or $10.00 per month) for the average household in Kingsville*.

Please review the full 2025 draft budget and ask questions or share your opinion on our open forum.

*Based on MPAC assessment, the average household in Kingsville is assessed at approximately $250,000.

Let's Talk Budget Video Series

There are many processes, plans and pressures the municipality considers when creating a budget. We hope you will take the time to learn more about these and better understand how we arrived at the budget proposed by watching our Let's Talk Budget Video Series.

Let's Talk Budget - What is a Municipal Budget?

Let's Talk Budget - The Relationship Between Property Values and Property Tax

Let's Talk Budget - A Financially Healthy Town

Let's Talk Budget - 2025 Budget Pressures

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    Have Your Say!

    The Town of Kingsville believes in the importance of open communication and respectful debate. We encourage all residents to participate in our open forum and discuss the 2025 Draft Budget. Administrative staff and members of council are reading through comments to gain insight into overall public sentiment, but due to limited staff resources, we are not able to answer every question. We appreciate your understanding and valuable input. 

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    Please do not submit service requests through our HaveYourSayKingsville portal, instead, email requests@kingsville.ca so we can properly process and prioritize your request. To contact Council directly, email council@kingsville.ca.

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