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Questions · 12 so far
Things worth asking about
We read Adjala-Tosorontio's financial reports and meeting minutes, and compared its numbers with 90 similar Ontario towns. These are the things that stood out.
What these are, and what they are not. A question here means a number or practice is unusual, or harder to see than it should be. It does not mean anyone did anything wrong. Most unusual numbers turn out to have ordinary explanations, and every question lists some. The only way to know is to ask.
Needs an answer
Needs an answer
These are unusual enough that residents deserve a clear answer from council.
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Adjala-Tosorontio had $5.2M saved at the end of 2024, down from $6.6M in 2019. That is 40% of one year's spending. Only 7 of 90 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
Worth asking
Worth asking
There may well be a good reason. It is still worth asking what it is.
$4,519,419paid from other reserves in 2024 to cover water and wastewater loan payments and shortfalls
Water and sewer fees are supposed to pay for the water and sewer systems. The 2024 audited statements say the rates charged "have not been sufficient". The Township's other savings accounts (reserves) paid $4,519,419 in 2024 for loan payments and yearly shortfalls, and the water and wastewater reserve fund was overdrawn by $569,578, which means it has spent more than it holds. The Township has given an explanation in its 2026 budget: it lent the money from its own working fund reserve, it blames rising drinking water rules, and it expects to be "closer to full cost recovery by 2029".
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$64,980,764in provincial funding for the new wastewater plant, expected to be finished in 2029
The Township says the Province is giving $64,980,764 through two funding programs for a new wastewater treatment plant in Everett, and that the project "will be delivered with no cost to Township taxpayers, funded through a combination of developer contributions and provincial investment". It also says it is expected to be done in 2029. The 2024 statements say the existing plant has about two years of useful life left. Developer money paid in during 2024 was $123,369, against $3,205,894 the year before, and letters of credit held from developers fell from $71,589,700 to $31,826,325. We did not find a line for the new plant in the 2026 capital budget.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
2024the newest year of audited statements we found on October 5, 2026
The audited statements are the main yearly check on the Township's books. The 2023 statements were signed on August 14, 2024. The 2024 statements were signed on September 10, 2025. On October 5, 2026 the Township's budget and finances page listed 2024 as the newest year, and we did not find statements for 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$722,130increase in the 2026 net operating budget, against a stated 2.45% tax increase
The levy is the part of the budget that property taxes must pay for. The 2026 net operating budget is 11,023,830, up from 10,301,700 in 2025, an increase of 722,130 (about 7.0%, worked out by us). The Township's finances page says the 2026 budget has "a tax rate of 2.45%, $8.92 for an average home assessed at $500,000". The Mayor's direction to staff was a maximum tax increase of 2.75%. We did not find where the budget book explains how the two numbers fit together.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Adjala-Tosorontio spent $1.6M on running the town office in 2019 and $3.0M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 12 of 90 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
At the end of 2024, $2.7M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 12% of everything billed. Only 8 of 90 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $1.9M.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
5recommendations the Ombudsman made to the Township in July 2023
In July 2023 the Ontario Ombudsman, the Township's closed meeting investigator, reported on three closed sessions held by the Council of the 2018 to 2022 term. It found that Council did not follow the Municipal Act when it failed to say, in the resolution to close each meeting, what the general subject was. It also found that the June 29, 2021 minutes did not record all proceedings, and that no vote was taken on March 7, 2022 to go into closed session. The Ombudsman made five recommendations, including clearer notice for special meetings, and said Council must pass a resolution on how it will address the report. We did not find that resolution, because the meeting portal asks automated readers to stay out.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$980,287federal grants in 2024, against a budget of $8,210
The 2024 statement of operations compares each line with the budget. Federal grants were budgeted at $8,210 and came in at $980,287. The statements explain it: the Canada community-building fund, a federal gas tax program, sent $980,287 to capital projects in 2024, and the statements say the budget for capital work is set project by project, over one or more years, so it is not comparable with a single year's actual spending.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$80,0002026 budget for Administration studies and consulting, up from $20,000
The 2026 budget raises the Administration line "Studies/Consulting" to 80,000, from 20,000 in the 2025 budget; the 2024 actual was 0. Council's own consulting line was 42,527 in 2024, against 15,000 in the 2025 and 2026 budgets. The budget's Administration notes mention "a comprehensive compensation review of staff, volunteer firefighters, and Council positions", which may be part of it, but the budget does not tie that review to a dollar line.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Adjala-Tosorontio had $5.2M saved at the end of 2024, down from $6.6M in 2019. That is 40% of one year's spending. Only 7 of 90 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Does Adjala-Tosorontio have enough saved for repairs and emergencies?
$0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M$8.0M
$5.2M
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Savings (reserves)
2019
$6.6M
2020
$4.1M
2021
$3.6M
2022
$3.2M
2023
$6.5M
2024
$5.2M
Why it matters
With little saved, a broken bridge or a storm has to be paid for with a sudden tax increase or a loan. Low savings can also mean past budgets were balanced by spending savings instead of facing the real cost.
It could be because…
The town spent savings on purpose, on projects that were planned and saved up for.
Some savings were used to match grant money, which brings in more than it costs.
The town has a plan to rebuild its savings.
Questions you could ask
Does the town have a written reserve policy with a target amount?
What were the savings spent on between 2019 and 2024?
What is the plan to rebuild them, and by when?
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$4,519,419paid from other reserves in 2024 to cover water and wastewater loan payments and shortfalls
Water and sewer fees are supposed to pay for the water and sewer systems. The 2024 audited statements say the rates charged "have not been sufficient". The Township's other savings accounts (reserves) paid $4,519,419 in 2024 for loan payments and yearly shortfalls, and the water and wastewater reserve fund was overdrawn by $569,578, which means it has spent more than it holds. The Township has given an explanation in its 2026 budget: it lent the money from its own working fund reserve, it blames rising drinking water rules, and it expects to be "closer to full cost recovery by 2029".
Why it matters
If fees do not cover the cost, the gap is paid by other savings that were set aside for roads, buildings and equipment, or by the general tax levy. Residents who pay water fees and those who do not both have a stake in how fast the gap closes.
It could be because…
Drinking water rules have become more costly to meet, and rates can only be raised step by step. The budget says a water rate study is done every five years.
Using its own reserve to cover the gap, and not borrowing from a bank, may cost less. The budget calls it an internal loan.
The Township says the gap should close by 2029, when the water system debenture is paid off.
Questions you could ask
When will the water rate study be shown to Council, and what yearly rate path does it recommend?
How much has been lent from the working fund reserve to water and wastewater so far, at what interest rate, and what is the repayment plan?
Does the 2029 full cost recovery date count the costs of the new wastewater plant?
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Note 15, Water and wastewater systems: "The rates charged for water and wastewater have not been sufficient." Other reserves "funded $4,519,419 (2023 - $4,225,071) (water $3,872,280 (2023 - $3,448,130) and wastewater $647,139 (2023 - $776,941))" and "the discretionary reserve fund for water and wastewater was overdrawn by $569,578 (see Schedule 1)". Schedule 1 lists "Water and wastewater systems (Note 15)" at (569,578) at the start and the end of 2024.
Long Term Financing, Internal Loan Water and Wastewater: "Internal funding has been used from the working fund reserve to fund the water and wastewater deficit. This shortfall is attributed to the increasing regulatory costs to maintain the drinking water system and is essential to the delivery of safe drinking water." "The township is expected to be closer to full cost recovery by 2029 aligning with the debt retirement."
Water budget lines (revenue is printed as a negative): "ADJ-TOS WATER SYSTEM USER FEE" 1,048,141 in 2024 actuals, 1,470,000 in the 2025 budget, 1,525,000 in the 2026 budget. "TRANSFER FROM RESERVES" 494,099 in 2024 actuals, 285,660 in 2025, 231,590 in 2026. Wastewater: "TRANSFER FROM RESERVES - SEWERS" 0 in 2024 and 2025, 167,100 in 2026; "SEWERS - TRANSFER TO RESERVES" 129,801 in 2024, 191,700 in 2025, 0 in 2026.
$64,980,764in provincial funding for the new wastewater plant, expected to be finished in 2029
The Township says the Province is giving $64,980,764 through two funding programs for a new wastewater treatment plant in Everett, and that the project "will be delivered with no cost to Township taxpayers, funded through a combination of developer contributions and provincial investment". It also says it is expected to be done in 2029. The 2024 statements say the existing plant has about two years of useful life left. Developer money paid in during 2024 was $123,369, against $3,205,894 the year before, and letters of credit held from developers fell from $71,589,700 to $31,826,325. We did not find a line for the new plant in the 2026 capital budget.
Why it matters
A project this large, compared with a Township levy of about $11 million, can only be free for taxpayers if every promised grant and developer payment arrives. If a payment is late or short, or costs rise, Council must decide who pays.
It could be because…
The money may flow through separate funding and developer agreements, so it would not show in the Township's own yearly capital budget.
Developer deposits in 2024 are not the same thing as the contributions for this plant. They may be for other subdivisions.
Letters of credit fall when developers finish work and the security is released, so a lower number can mean projects were completed.
The existing plant's "useful life" is an accounting estimate for the statements, not a shut-down date. The Township says the old plant will be decommissioned only after the new one is fully operating.
Questions you could ask
What are the signed funding and developer agreements for the plant, and what happens to the schedule and the cost if developer payments are late or smaller than planned?
Who pays if the final cost is more than the $64,980,764 in provincial funding?
How will the existing plant be kept in service until the new one works, and what will that cost?
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Overview: the project is supported by two programs "which together provide $64,980,764 to rehabilitate water infrastructure in Adjala-Tosorontio". "This project will be delivered with no cost to Township taxpayers, funded through a combination of developer contributions and provincial investment." It is "expected to be completed in 2029", and decommissioning of the New Horizons plant "will occur after the new facility is fully operational".
Note 6(a), Wastewater treatment plant obligation: "The wastewater treatment plant has an estimated remaining useful life of 2 years." Estimated undiscounted obligations were "$300,000 (2023 - $300,000)". The obligation table shows a balance of 318,270 at the end of the year for the plant.
Note 3, Letters of credit: "Letters of credit held by the Municipality at December 31, 2024 were $31,826,325 (2023 - $71,589,700)." Note 12, new deposits to obligatory reserve funds: "Private sources (developer monies for subdivisions)" 123,369 in 2024 and 3,205,894 in 2023.
The 2026 Capital Budget Summary totals 4,430,800 across corporate services, public works, water, fire and finance. Its water lines are for equipment such as analyzers, actuators and meters, funded by the OCIF and gas tax grants. We did not find a line for a new wastewater plant.
Final 2026 Budget · 2026 Capital Budget Summary, PDF pages 13 and 14
2024the newest year of audited statements we found on October 5, 2026
The audited statements are the main yearly check on the Township's books. The 2023 statements were signed on August 14, 2024. The 2024 statements were signed on September 10, 2025. On October 5, 2026 the Township's budget and finances page listed 2024 as the newest year, and we did not find statements for 2025.
Why it matters
Residents vote on October 26, 2026. The newest audited picture of the Township's money on its website is for the year ended December 31, 2024, nearly two years before the vote.
It could be because…
The 2025 audit may still be under way, or finished and awaiting Council's receipt before being posted.
Staffing changes or the audit timetable may have delayed the work.
The statements may be on a page we did not read.
Questions you could ask
When will the 2025 audited statements go to Council, and when will they be posted?
What caused the audit to be signed later in 2025 than in 2024?
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The evidence
The Township's Budget and Finances page lists "Audited Financials" starting with "2024 Financial Statement", then 2023 and earlier years. We read it on October 5, 2026 and did not find a 2025 statement.
Management's responsibility for the financial report is dated September 10, 2025, and the independent auditor's report is dated September 10, 2025, with a clean opinion: the statements "present fairly, in all material respects" the Township's position at December 31, 2024.
$722,130increase in the 2026 net operating budget, against a stated 2.45% tax increase
The levy is the part of the budget that property taxes must pay for. The 2026 net operating budget is 11,023,830, up from 10,301,700 in 2025, an increase of 722,130 (about 7.0%, worked out by us). The Township's finances page says the 2026 budget has "a tax rate of 2.45%, $8.92 for an average home assessed at $500,000". The Mayor's direction to staff was a maximum tax increase of 2.75%. We did not find where the budget book explains how the two numbers fit together.
Why it matters
Residents see the rate and the dollar change on their own bill. If the levy is growing much faster than the bill, the difference should be explained, so people can tell whether it comes from new homes, one-time items or a change in how the figures are measured.
It could be because…
New homes and businesses add to the tax base, so the levy can rise more than the rate paid by each existing property.
The 2.45% may be measured on a different base, such as the whole blended bill that includes the County and school boards, not the Township's levy alone. The budget book says only "$0.47" of each tax dollar stays with the Township.
Some of the increase is staff and a move of salary costs between departments, which the budget says it made. It lists new staff for 2026, such as a financial analyst.
Questions you could ask
How much of the $722,130 increase is paid for by growth in the tax base, and how much by a higher rate on existing properties?
What is the 2.45% measured against: the Township's levy, or the whole tax bill?
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The evidence
Net Levy by Department: "Total Net Operating Budget" 11,023,830 (2026 budget), 10,301,700 (2025 budget), increase 722,130.
"With a tax rate of 2.45%, $8.92 for an average home assessed at $500,000 by MPAC, this budget sets the stage for significant community improvements while maintaining a responsible approach to taxation."
Budget Process: "Mayor Anderson provided direction for staff to prepare the 2026 Budget with a maximum tax increase of 2.75%". The page "2026 NET LEVY ALLOCATION OF $11M" says "Only $0.47 stays within the municipality."
Final 2026 Budget · Budget Process, PDF page 7; Where do Property Taxes Go, PDF page 8
Adjala-Tosorontio spent $1.6M on running the town office in 2019 and $3.0M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 12 of 90 similar towns had faster growth here.
Why did the cost of running the town office grow 82% in 5 years?
Running the town office
Prices (inflation)
+0%+20%+40%+60%+80%+100%
+82%
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Running the town office
Prices (inflation)
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+10%
+1%
2021
+24%
+4%
2022
+33%
+11%
2023
+35%
+16%
2024
+82%
+18%
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
Why it matters
Money spent running the office is money not spent on roads, water or safety. When office costs grow much faster than the services people see, it is fair to ask what the extra money is buying.
It could be because…
The town added a service, a building or staff that residents asked for.
Costs were moved from another area, so the total did not really change.
Accounting rules changed how costs are sorted.
Large one-time costs, like a study, lawsuit or repair, landed in one year.
Questions you could ask
What did the extra $1.3M a year pay for?
Why did office and administration go from $1.1M to $1.9M?
Was each increase approved by council as a separate decision, or did it happen through the yearly budget?
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The evidence
Running the town office: 2019 $1.6M, 2020 $1.8M, 2021 $2.0M, 2022 $2.2M, 2023 $2.2M, 2024 $3.0M.
Adjala-Tosorontio spent $1.1M on water, sewers and garbage in 2019 and $1.7M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time.
Why did the cost of water, sewers and garbage grow 56% in 5 years?
Water, sewers and garbage
Prices (inflation)
+0%+20%+40%+60%
+56%
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Year
Water, sewers and garbage
Prices (inflation)
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+28%
+1%
2021
+3%
+4%
2022
+22%
+11%
2023
+37%
+16%
2024
+56%
+18%
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
Why it matters
When one area grows much faster than prices, it is either doing more (which may be great) or paying more for the same thing. Residents deserve to know which.
It could be because…
The town added a service, a building or staff that residents asked for.
Costs were moved from another area, so the total did not really change.
Accounting rules changed how costs are sorted.
Large one-time costs, like a study, lawsuit or repair, landed in one year.
Questions you could ask
What did the extra $602K a year pay for?
Why did sewage treatment go from $156K to $349K?
Was each increase approved by council as a separate decision, or did it happen through the yearly budget?
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At the end of 2024, $2.7M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 12% of everything billed. Only 8 of 90 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $1.9M.
Why are so many property taxes unpaid?
$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M
$2.7M
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Year
Unpaid property tax at year end
2019
$1.4M
2020
$1.6M
2021
$1.8M
2022
$1.7M
2023
$1.9M
2024
$2.7M
Why it matters
When taxes go unpaid, everyone else carries the cost, and the town may borrow to cover the gap. The Province's financial indicators treat 10% to 15% as a moderate risk and more than 15% as a high risk. Collection is the town's job, so a rising number is worth asking about.
It could be because…
The final tax bill was due late in the year, so some payments simply arrived in January.
A few large properties are in dispute or being sold for back taxes.
Hard times for residents, which the town may be handling with payment plans.
Questions you could ask
How much is more than one year overdue, and from how many properties?
Are the rules for chasing unpaid taxes applied the same way to everyone?
Has the town registered tax arrears certificates on properties about two years behind? If still unpaid a year after that, Ontario law lets the town sell the property.
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The evidence
Taxes receivable: 2019 $1.4M, 2020 $1.6M, 2021 $1.8M, 2022 $1.7M, 2023 $1.9M, 2024 $2.7M. Of the 2024 total, $688K was from earlier years.
5recommendations the Ombudsman made to the Township in July 2023
In July 2023 the Ontario Ombudsman, the Township's closed meeting investigator, reported on three closed sessions held by the Council of the 2018 to 2022 term. It found that Council did not follow the Municipal Act when it failed to say, in the resolution to close each meeting, what the general subject was. It also found that the June 29, 2021 minutes did not record all proceedings, and that no vote was taken on March 7, 2022 to go into closed session. The Ombudsman made five recommendations, including clearer notice for special meetings, and said Council must pass a resolution on how it will address the report. We did not find that resolution, because the meeting portal asks automated readers to stay out.
Why it matters
Closed meetings are allowed for certain topics, but the public is entitled to know the general subject of each one. An independent officer's findings are a useful check on whether practice has changed.
It could be because…
Council may have passed the required resolution and changed its procedure by-law, but we could not read the minutes or by-laws to see.
The report covers meetings of the previous term, and the Council has changed since.
Questions you could ask
What resolution did Council pass on how it would address the Ombudsman's July 2023 report?
Has the procedure by-law been changed to set a clear notice time for special meetings, and do closed-session resolutions now state the general subject?
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Opinion: Council "did not contravene the Municipal Act, 2001 on June 29, 2021" in going in camera, because the discussion fell within the solicitor-client exception. It "contravened section 239(4)" on June 29, 2021 and March 1 and 7, 2022 "when it failed to state by resolution the general nature of the matters to be considered in camera"; failing to vote on March 7, 2022 "was a procedural irregularity"; and it "contravened section 239(7)" on June 29, 2021 "by failing to record all proceedings".
Recommendation 5: "The Township of Adjala-Tosorontio’s procedural by-law should be amended to provide clear timeframes for public notice of its special meetings." Paragraph 68: "In accordance with s. 239.2(12) of the Municipal Act, 2001, council is required to pass a resolution stating how it intends to address this report." Paragraph 67: no comments were received on the preliminary report.
$980,287federal grants in 2024, against a budget of $8,210
The 2024 statement of operations compares each line with the budget. Federal grants were budgeted at $8,210 and came in at $980,287. The statements explain it: the Canada community-building fund, a federal gas tax program, sent $980,287 to capital projects in 2024, and the statements say the budget for capital work is set project by project, over one or more years, so it is not comparable with a single year's actual spending.
Why it matters
A large gap between budget and actual can look like the budget was careless. Here the statements explain it. The question that is left is whether Council sees a plain comparison of capital grants against plan.
It could be because…
The operating budget does not include capital project grants, which are budgeted project by project.
Questions you could ask
Does Council receive a yearly report that sets capital grants against the amounts planned for each project?
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The evidence
Statement of operations: "Government grants - Federal" budget 8,210, actual 2024 980,287, actual 2023 6,553.
Schedule 1: "Canada community-building fund" opening balance 1,384,572, to capital (980,287), end of year 829,279. Note 18: "The budgets established for investment in tangible capital assets are on a project oriented basis, the costs of which may be carried out over one or more years and, therefore, may not be comparable with the current year's actual expenditure amounts."
$80,0002026 budget for Administration studies and consulting, up from $20,000
The 2026 budget raises the Administration line "Studies/Consulting" to 80,000, from 20,000 in the 2025 budget; the 2024 actual was 0. Council's own consulting line was 42,527 in 2024, against 15,000 in the 2025 and 2026 budgets. The budget's Administration notes mention "a comprehensive compensation review of staff, volunteer firefighters, and Council positions", which may be part of it, but the budget does not tie that review to a dollar line.
Why it matters
Consulting lines are where one-time reports and reviews are paid for. They are small against an $11 million levy, but residents can fairly ask what was bought and whether the reports will be public.
It could be because…
The money may be mainly for the compensation review the budget describes.
Council consulting in 2024 may have been one-time help with a specific matter, and the budget returned to a smaller amount afterwards.
Studies can be paid from a reserve in the year they are done, so budget and actual can differ.
Questions you could ask
What studies and consulting work make up the $80,000, and will the reports be made public?
What was the Council consulting line of $42,527 spent on in 2024?
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The evidence
Administration: "ADM: STUDIES/CONSULTING" 0 in 2024 actuals, 20,000 in the 2025 budget, 80,000 in the 2026 budget, change 60,000. Service Enhancements include "Recruitment and retention initiatives including a comprehensive compensation review of staff, volunteer firefighters, and Council positions."
Final 2026 Budget · Administration overview, PDF page 61; Administration lines, PDF page 62
Council: "COUNCIL: CONSULTING" 42,527 in 2024 actuals, 15,000 in the 2025 budget, 15,000 in the 2026 budget.
Adjala-Tosorontio spent about $221 per home on snow ploughing in 2024. The typical similar town spent $84. Only 3 of 90 similar towns spent more.
Why it matters
Spending more than neighbours is not wrong by itself. It might buy better service. But it is the first place to look for costs that could be lower, such as contracts that were not competitively bid.
It could be because…
Geography: more roads, more snow, a bigger area or a landfill of its own.
Accounting: some towns record the same cost in a different category.
A one-time cost in this year.
Questions you could ask
What makes this cost higher here than in similar towns?
When were the main contracts in this area last put out to competitive tender?
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The evidence
Snow ploughing per home: Adjala-Tosorontio $221; typical similar town $84; ranked 4th highest of 91.
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