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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Greater Napanee'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 Greater Napanee's budget, taxes and council decisions. A town of about 16,900 people in Eastern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.
$1,427,343estimated yearly payment on the $24,500,000 plant loan, at 4.14% over 30 years (staff report, April 14, 2026)
The town is rebuilding its sewage treatment plant (the wastewater pollution control plant). Staff put the whole project at $87,959,480. Grants are to pay for most of it: $14,042,397 from Canada and $34,819,094 from Ontario. The rest comes from savings (reserves) and a loan. In April 2026 staff asked council to apply for a $24,500,000 loan from Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation. At the rate staff quoted in April 2026 (4.14%, repaid over 30 years), the yearly payment would be about $1,427,343, with development charges (fees on new buildings) expected to cover 39% of it. The town says the project “will not be funded by the Town’s general tax base”, so water and sewer customers pay the rest. Staff recommended 5% rises in water and sewer charges for both 2025 and 2026, and a rate study is planned for 2026.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 7 sources
Oct 14, 2025date of the auditor’s report on the town’s 2023 statements
A town’s audited financial statements say what it earned, spent, owns and owes in a year, checked by an outside auditor. For the year ended December 31, 2023 the auditor’s report is dated October 14, 2025, almost two years later. The 2024 report is dated March 6, 2026 and council approved the 2024 statements on February 10, 2026. The 2025 statements went to council in draft on September 22, 2026, with the audit not yet complete. Both signed reports give a clean opinion (the statements “present fairly”). The treasurer’s February 2026 report says the 2023 audit was “complex, requiring extensive investigation, analysis and supplemental reporting”, but does not say what the problems were. The town’s website lists statements up to 2024.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 9 sources
$200,845.07final invoice for the sidewalk machine, June 29, 2023, taxes included (KPMG report, October 31, 2024)
In August 2022 staff ordered a Trackless MT7 sidewalk machine and attachments for $195,219 before taxes. It was not in the budget and no report went to council. The interim treasurer found the first invoice in March 2023. Council met in closed session on March 30, 2023, voted the same day to take $200,000 out of the 2023 capital budget and put it in reserves, and asked for an outside review. The machine arrived on June 29, 2023. KPMG’s forensic review (October 31, 2024) found that the old machine had failed badly and everyone interviewed agreed a new one was needed. KPMG said that if the purchase is treated as an emergency, the purchasing by-law “would not have been circumvented”, but the by-law did not say who could declare an emergency. A second KPMG review (November 11, 2024) listed gaps: no staff conflict-of-interest policy, little training and no whistleblower line. The town posted both reports. It has since passed a new purchasing by-law (in force January 1, 2026) and a staff conflict-of-interest policy (approved June 11, 2025).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 10 sources
$100,000price for about 9.0 acres of the former CN spur line (staff report, April 28, 2026)
The town owned about 9.0 acres of an old railway spur line north of Highway 401, a gift from CN Rail in 2012. Council declared it surplus (not needed) and the town told neighbouring owners. Staff say only one neighbour, Millspring Farms Inc., asked to buy it. On April 28, 2026 council voted 6 to 0 to sell it for $100,000 and to buy a strip of land beside Goodyear Road, for a future trail, at the same price per acre. The Ward 3 councillor filed written conflict declarations for this matter on March 10, March 24 and April 28, 2026, each mentioning family members. The first gives the reason as “related to family offering to purchase property”. The buyer is a company, and the forms name no one; we have not tried to find out who. The minutes say the councillor left the room for the discussion and vote.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 6 sources
$227,000combined cost of two clean-up phases at 1388 Bridge Street (town news release, September 9, 2026)
A court ordered the owner of a rural property at 1388 Bridge Street to bring it into line with the town’s by-laws by June 1, 2026, or let the town do the work and bill the owner. In April staff said the clean-up would “exceed $50,000” and that the town had spent $22,000 on legal costs. On September 9 the town said two phases of clean-up cost $227,000 because more material turned up as the work went on. It says it will bill the owner and, if the bill is not paid, can add it to the property’s tax bill. The $227,000 does not include legal costs or staff time. A full report to council is promised when the work is done.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Where your tax bill goes
A property tax bill in Greater Napanee pays for three governments. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Greater Napanee council controls.
Tax bill split: Greater Napanee 48%, County or region 39%, Schools 14%
$37.1Mraised in 2025
Greater Napanee48%
County or region39%
Schools14%
How Greater Napanee's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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