Your town, in plain words
A clear, checkable guide to Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small rural township in Renfrew County, with a mayor and four councillors elected by ward. Every figure links back to the public record.
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$463,943spent on new assets in 2025, against $1,324,463 of wear (amortization)
Amortization is the yearly cost of an asset wearing out. In 2025 it was $1,324,463, but the Township bought only $463,943 of new assets. The net value of its assets fell by $897,104 (worked out by us) in one year. The 2025 budget had planned $794,850 of purchases.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$490,375net long-term liabilities at the end of 2025, up from $275,400
The Township took a $275,000 loan from Ontario Infrastructure in 2025. Its long-term debt went from $275,400 to $490,375. Cash in the bank rose over the same year, from $1,556,023 to $1,978,239.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$370,957fire department spending in 2025, against a budget of $281,925
Fire department spending came in $89,032 (31.6 per cent; both worked out by us) above budget in 2025, and the 2026 budget is $377,578. Fire revenue was also above budget, at $80,894 against $15,000, which covers part of the gap.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
+58%running the town office, 2019 to 2025
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan spent $293K on running the town office in 2019 and $463K in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
+47%roads and snow, 2019 to 2025
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan spent $784K on roads and snow in 2019 and $1.2M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
$34,5002026 budget for Members of Council, against $26,959 spent in 2025
The budget line for Members of Council was $27,000 in 2025 and is $34,500 in 2026, an increase of $7,541 on last year's actual, or 28 per cent (worked out by us). The line has stayed between about $26,000 and $29,000 in earlier years.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$257,000estimated landfill closure and post-closure cost, with no reserve set aside for it
The Township counts $257,000 as the cost to close and monitor its landfills. It says no reserves are set aside for that, and about 17 years of capacity remain. The statements show the amount as an unfunded debt against the surplus.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$373,9182026 budget for policing services, against $332,692 spent in 2025
Policing is budgeted $41,226 (12.4 per cent; both worked out by us) above the 2025 actual. The statements say the Township has no contract with the Ontario Provincial Police and is billed yearly, with the bill settled against real costs the following year.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$3,718,599total 2026 budgeted expenditures in the cash-basis budget, with no amortization
Council adopted the 2026 budget by by-law on March 4, 2026. That budget is cash-basis, and says so. On May 6, 2026 council approved what the minutes call the "2026 PSAB Budget", which is the accounting basis of the audited statements, with wear on assets counted. We found the first on the Administration page but not the second.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
A property tax bill in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan pays for three governments. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan council controls.
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