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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Coleman'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.
A clear, checkable guide to Coleman's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small single-tier township in the Timiskaming District of northeastern Ontario, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
$297,635moved from the working capital reserve to the water system in 2025
The Township buys water from the Town of Cobalt and sells it to 43 users. The statements say the water system has a deficit because ratepayers were allowed to pay their improvement charges over 30 years while the bank loan was paid off in 10. In 2025 the Township moved $297,635 from its general savings (the working capital reserve) into the water system. The 2026 budget shows the system's yearly running costs are still above what it collects, and says users would need to pay $71.85 a month in delivery charges to break even. The budget sets the charge at $60.95 from April.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$139,261shortfall on the tax-levy budget basis in 2025, against a planned surplus of $4,277
The Township sets its tax rate from a budget that counts loan payments and the cost of buying equipment, but not amortization. On that basis the 2025 budget planned a $4,277 surplus and the year ended $139,261 short, a swing of $143,538 (worked out by us). The notes show three big differences: capital spending was $218,335 against $114,000 planned, loan payments were $279,637 against $191,340 planned, and land sales were $6,121 against $92,550 planned. Over the same year the working capital reserve fell from $1,240,572 to $802,074.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$525,218landfill part of the $785,709 asset retirement obligation at the end of 2025
The Township must close and monitor its landfill one day, and the statements carry that future cost as a $785,709 liability, of which $525,218 is the landfill. The statements say the latest waste capacity study behind it is dated January 16, 2016. The Township's landfill reserve is $77,242 and has not changed since the year before.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$225,000loan in the 2026 budget to replace a grader
At the end of 2025 the Township had no municipal debt, after paying off a road-paving loan. The 2026 budget borrows $225,000 to replace a grader (road-grading machine). We did not find a line in the 2026 budget for interest or loan payments on it.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$74,000land sales counted on in the 2026 budget (2 lots at $37,000 each)
The 2025 budget expected $92,550 from selling land and the statements show $6,121. The 2026 budget again counts on land sales: two lots on Girl Guide Road at $37,000 each, $74,000 in all. The Township also carries lot development costs as inventory held for resale ($62,390 at the end of 2025, up from $20,273).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$219,429paid to the social services board for 2025, up from $179,986
The Township pays a yearly share to the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board, which sets it. The statements show $219,429 for 2025 against $179,986 for 2024. The 2026 budget shows $229,179. The budget note says costs rose by $12,158 (5.5%), but the budget lines themselves add up to a rise of $9,750 (worked out by us). This is a levy set by an outside board, so this is context rather than a concern about Township spending.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$4,636.00special-meeting pay in 2025, against $610.00 in 2024 (all of council)
Regular meeting pay stayed at $29,414.76 for council as a whole. Special-meeting pay went from $610.00 in 2024 to $4,636.00 in 2025 and expenses from $1,267.67 to $2,653.29. The 2024 statement prints $122.00 as the special-meeting amount for each member who was paid for one, which suggests more special meetings were held in 2025. The statement says council's pay was set at a regular council meeting on January 9, 2023.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
The professional fees line is budgeted at $190,500 for 2026, against $126,715 budgeted for 2025. The 2025 actual in the budget book is $211,213, marked unaudited. The budget lists what is in it, including $84,025 of consulting for a hydro project that the budget shows as funded by a $75,620 FedNor grant, $30,000 for litigation and $10,000 for legal costs on a property.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
In 2019, Coleman had $27,115 more in cash and money owed to it than it owed to others. By 2024 it was −$189K. About 356% of that change ($767K) is a new accounting rule from 2023: towns must now record the future cost of closing things like a landfill. That is not new spending or borrowing. Even leaving that out, only 12 of 42 similar towns are in a weaker position.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
2024 tax year · Coleman, 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 Coleman'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.
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It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Coleman.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Coleman'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.
How Coleman's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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