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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. Check the sources, and tell us if you spot a mistake. What this site can't tell you
Read by hand. We read Alfred and Plantagenet's own documents for this site in October 2026; the Sources page lists which ones. The comparisons with other places still come from the Province's yearly reports.
Ontario / Alfred and PlantagenetUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Alfred and Plantagenet uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Alfred and Plantagenet's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, in eastern Ontario, with a mayor and four councillors in two wards. Every figure links back to the public record.

Your typical 2024 property tax bill$2,869on a $210K home55% Town34% County11% SchoolsSee your tax bill explained →
Town spending, 2024$15MAbout $3,211 per household, up 9.1% from 2023.See the money →
Property tax change−4.6%Alfred and Plantagenet's own property tax came to $9.1M in 2024, against $9.5M in 2023.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

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Water, sewers and garbage$3.8M · 26%
Roads and snow$3.5M · 23%
Police, fire and safety$2.8M · 19%
Parks, arena and library$2.3M · 15%
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Running the town office$2.0M · 13%
Planning and business$531K · 4%

Day-to-day spending in 2024, from Alfred and Plantagenet's report to the Province.

A fair comparisonHow does Alfred and Plantagenet compare?Among 91 similar Ontario towns, Alfred and Plantagenet's day-to-day spending per household is near the middle.Alfred and Plantagenet is here · 49 of 91, lowest to highestCompare Alfred and Plantagenet →

Questions worth asking

A closer look at the numbers.

Each one is a question, not an accusation. Every one lists ordinary reasons it could be true, and the documents it comes from.

All 9 questions
Worth askingMoney health

Why does the 2026 budget count on $2,800,000 from selling land, when the statements show only small sales of capital assets in 2024 and 2025?

$2,800,000land sales counted in the posted 2026 budget (Development), up from $230,000 in the 2025 budget

The Development department's 2026 budget lists "Sale of Land" as income of $2,800,000, and an equal $2,800,000 of spending on the Conception Industrial Park. The 2025 budget counted $230,000 of land sales and $420,000 under Administration; the 2024 budget counted $1,226,865 in Development and $420,000 in Administration. The cash flow statement shows the Township received $34,994 from selling tangible capital assets in 2025 and $49,843 in 2024. Land that a town holds to resell may not be counted as a capital asset, so this is not a proof that no land was sold. We did not find where the sales are reported.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources

Worth askingRising costs

Why has the budget for the Alfred fire hall grown from $100,000 to $1,000,000 to $2,025,000, with a loan counted each year?

$2,025,000for the Alfred fire hall in the posted 2026 budget, with a loan of the same size counted as income

The line "Fire - Capital expenditures - Caserne Alfred" (caserne is French for fire hall) was $100,000 in the 2024 budget, $1,000,000 in the 2025 budget and $2,025,000 in the posted 2026 budget. The 2025 budget counted a $1,000,000 loan ("Fire - Debenture / Loan") to pay for it; the 2026 budget counts $2,025,000. The audited statements show the Township's debts went down in 2025, from $3,708,099 to $3,568,534, so a loan of that size was not taken out in 2025.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources

Worth askingRising costs

Why do the 2026 budget lines for staff "Group Benefits" roughly double in several departments?

$102,856for Roads "Group Benefits" in the posted 2026 budget, against $45,930 in 2025

Group benefits are the health, dental and similar plans an employer pays for staff. In the posted 2026 budget the "Group Benefits" line goes from $45,930 to $102,856 in Roads, from $31,703 to $79,001 in Administration, from $9,112 to $19,108 in Recreation, from $6,924 to $14,885 in By-law and from $4,756 to $9,968 in Planning. The pension (OMERS) lines in the same departments rise by about a tenth. We did not find the Township's explanation in the budget pages we read.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 6 sources

Worth askingMoney health

Why did the sewer working reserve fall from $238,538 to $16,851 while a sewer-fee shortfall of $232,208 is still carried?

$16,851left in the Sewers reserve at December 31, 2025, down from $238,538

Schedule 2 shows the "Sewers" reserve at $16,851 at the end of 2025, down from $238,538. In the operating section of the same schedule, the line "for increase of fees from water and sewer users" is a negative (232,208), against (302,954) a year earlier. The long-term sewer reserve fund grew from $4,700,703 to $5,290,787. The statements do not explain the lines.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

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Worth askingRising costs

Why did the cost of parks, arena and library grow 74% in 5 years?

+74%parks, arena and library, 2019 to 2024

Alfred and Plantagenet spent $1.3M on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $2.3M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 13 of 90 similar towns had faster growth here.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources

Good to knowMoney health

Why did the 2025 statements show spending of $18,024,074 against a budget of $15,684,039?

$18,024,074actual 2025 expenses, against a budget of $15,684,039; amortization of $2,444,822 was not budgeted

The statement of operations compares each year's budget with the actual result. For 2025, expenses were $18,024,074 against a budget of $15,684,039. The statements explain most of the gap: Schedule 4 shows amortization (the yearly cost of using up buildings, roads and equipment) budgeted at "-" and actual at $2,444,822, and Note 13 says the budget is the operating budget and does not cover activity within reserves. Taking amortization out, the difference is small and goes the other way: about $105,000 under budget (worked out by us, 15,579,252 against 15,684,039). The largest department gaps are Environmental services and Transportation services.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Good to knowMoney health

How much has the Township borrowed from its own reserves, and how is it being paid back?

$1,167,245unfinanced internal loan at December 31, 2025, up from $925,240

Schedule 2 of the statements lists an "Unfinanced internal loan" of $1,167,245 at the end of 2025, up from $925,240 a year earlier. We read this as money the Township's funds have lent to projects, to be paid back later, but the statements do not define it. The 2026 budget has "internal loan" payment lines in Administration, Fire, Roads and Recreation. Over the same year the reserves and reserve funds grew from $12,099,140 to $13,597,222.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Good to knowRecord-keeping

Why does the auditor's report on the 2025 statements carry the date June 16, 2025?

June 16, 2025date printed on the auditor's report for the year ended December 31, 2025

The 2025 statements cover the year ended December 31, 2025, yet the auditor's report is dated "June 16, 2025". The page that the Mayor and Treasurer approved carries a signing stamp of "18/06/2026" (June 18, 2026). The 2024 statements carry the auditor's date "July 15, 2025". The debt repayment table in Note 6 lists the year 2027 twice. The auditor's wording says it includes "our qualified opinion" while the opinion itself says the statements "present fairly". These look like typing slips, but they are in a signed audited document.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources

2024 tax year · Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario

Your tax bill, worked out.

Enter your home's assessed value to see roughly what you pay in property tax each year, who gets it, and what Alfred and Plantagenet's share pays for.

Ontario still uses property values from January 1, 2016 for tax, so your assessed value is probably well below what your home would sell for today.

It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Alfred and Plantagenet.

Source

a year in property tax, at 2024 rates

  • Alfred and Plantagenet
  • County or region
  • Schools

Alfred and Plantagenet council sets only its own share. County or region sets its share, the Province sets the school rate.

See what your Alfred and Plantagenet share pays forHide the breakdown

Roughly what your Alfred and Plantagenet share pays for

Source
  • Roads and snow
  • Police, fire and safety
  • Parks, arena and library
  • Running the town office
  • Planning and business

An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Alfred and Plantagenet's share by what each service cost in 2024 after its own fees and grants (for example, water bills pay for much of a water system). Real bills also depend on your property class, local charges and any rebates.

  • Every fact, sourced

    Each number links to the public document it came from. Check it yourself.

  • No accusations

    We ask questions. Every one lists ordinary reasons a number could look odd.

  • Compared fairly

    Towns are only compared with places of a similar size and kind, from the same yearly reports.

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