Your town, in plain words
A clear, checkable guide to Grand Valley's budget, taxes and council decisions. A town in Dufferin County, Ontario, governed by a mayor, a deputy mayor and three councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
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+98%parks, arena and library, 2019 to 2024
Grand Valley spent $819K on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $1.6M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 4 of 41 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
+63%roads and snow, 2019 to 2024
Grand Valley spent $1.0M on roads and snow in 2019 and $1.7M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 3 of 41 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
$3,113,500loan to be issued at 4.53% for 20 years for the Community Centre expansion, per the 2026 budget
The 2025 budget planned to take $3,099,000 out of reserves (savings set aside for later) to build the Community Centre expansion. The Town's 2025 actuals show $99,000 taken from reserves. The 2026 budget instead records a loan of $3,113,500 from Infrastructure Ontario (the province's lending body) over 20 years, after a short-term bank loan in December 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$23,028net cost of the speed camera program in 2025, against a budgeted surplus of $12,000
In 2025 the speed camera program cost far more than the Town planned, and brought in far more ticket revenue than planned. The Town's 2025 actuals show the program ended $23,028 net cost, where the budget expected a $12,000 surplus. The 2026 budget sets cost and revenue equal at $50,000 each, far below 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$5,000,000pumping station approved December 9, 2025, with $2.5 million from internal borrowing between funds
Development charges are fees builders pay so that growth helps pay for the roads, water and sewers it needs. The Town's budget says the $5 million southeast sewage pumping station will use $2.5 million in developer contributions already collected, and $2.5 million of internal borrowing from other development charge reserve funds, to be repaid with interest. The 2024 audited statements show a parkland fund that is already below zero.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$167,074landfill post-closure liability at the end of 2024, based on a 2004 estimate
The Town carries a $167,074 liability for looking after its closed landfill until 2053. The audited statements say the most recent estimate of the closure and post-closure cost was based on a report prepared as of November 1, 2004.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
$94,352spent on sewer repairs in 2025, against a budget of $15,000
Repairs to the sewers cost $94,352 in 2025 against a budget of $15,000, and repairs at the sewage treatment plant cost $149,968 against $90,000. For 2026 the sewer repair budget is $30,000. The Town's note says it was cut from $96.4 thousand at a Council meeting on February 24, 2026.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
+64%running the town office, 2019 to 2024
Grand Valley spent $732K on running the town office in 2019 and $1.2M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 6 of 41 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
+54%police, fire and safety, 2019 to 2024
Grand Valley spent $819K on police, fire and safety in 2019 and $1.3M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
September 12, 2025date of the auditor's report on the 2024 statements, the latest we found
On October 7, 2026 the Town's financial statements page lists audited statements up to 2024. The 2024 statements carry an auditor's report dated September 12, 2025, about nine months after the year ended. We did not find 2025 statements.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$5,686,127total tax levy in the approved 2026 budget, against $5,227,812 in the 2025 budget
The 2026 budget's total tax levy is $5,686,127. The 2025 budget was $5,227,812. The difference, worked out by us, is $458,315 more.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
2024 tax year · Grand Valley, Ontario
Enter your home's assessed value to see roughly what you pay in property tax each year, who gets it, and what Grand Valley'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 Grand Valley.
a year in property tax, at 2024 rates
Grand Valley council sets only its own share. County or region sets its share, the Province sets the school rate.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Grand Valley'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.
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