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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Harris'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.
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Things worth asking about
We read Harris' financial reports and meeting minutes, and compared its numbers with 42 similar Ontario towns. These are the things that stood out.
What these are, and what they are not. A question here means a number or practice is unusual, or harder to see than it should be. It does not mean anyone did anything wrong. Most unusual numbers turn out to have ordinary explanations, and every question lists some. The only way to know is to ask.
Worth asking
Worth asking
There may well be a good reason. It is still worth asking what it is.
On October 10, 2026 we checked the four pages of the Township's website: Home, By Law Amendment Applications, About and Contact. None of them links to a budget or to a council pay statement. The home page does link "2025 Audited Financial Statements". That link is on Adobe's Acrobat site, whose robots.txt does not allow us in, so we did not open it and cannot say what it contains. The site also has no page for council agendas or minutes.
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On October 10, 2026 we checked the four pages of the Township's website: Home, By Law Amendment Applications, About and Contact. None of them links to a budget or to a council pay statement. The home page does link "2025 Audited Financial Statements". That link is on Adobe's Acrobat site, whose robots.txt does not allow us in, so we did not open it and cannot say what it contains. The site also has no page for council agendas or minutes.
Why it matters
Residents can only judge spending they can see. A township's budget and its council pay statement are the plainest way to see where tax money goes and how council members are paid.
It could be because…
Copies of the budget and the pay statement may be available at the municipal office or on request.
A small township with part-time staff and office hours two days a week may not have had time to post them.
The documents may have been shared another way, such as a notice to ratepayers or a Facebook post.
The site is a simple four-page one and may be due for an update.
Questions you could ask
Where can residents read the current budget?
Will council post the budget and the audited statements where anyone can open them?
When was the 2025 council pay statement presented to council?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Harris?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
The page links "2025 Audited Financial Statements", two asset management plans, accessibility plans, a community safety and well-being plan, the zoning by-law and the official plan. We did not open the audited statements link: it is on acrobat.adobe.com, whose robots.txt disallows our visit. The page does not link a budget or a council pay statement. It says the next council meeting is "September 8, 2026 at 7:00PM", a date that had passed on October 10, 2026.
The page names the Reeve, the Deputy Reeve and three council members, and says who the staff are. It has no link to a budget, audited statements or a council pay statement.
The page lists application forms for an Official Plan amendment, a zoning by-law amendment and a minor variance. It has no link to a budget, audited statements or a council pay statement.
The page gives the Township's mailing address, an email address and a telephone number. It has no link to a budget, audited statements or a council pay statement.
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