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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Kingsville'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 Kingsville's budget, taxes and council decisions. A town in the County of Essex, Ontario, with a mayor, a deputy mayor and five councillors elected at large. Every figure links back to the public record.
$5,850,000shown as long-term debt for the West Side Collector Road in the 2026 capital schedule
Development charges are fees paid by builders of new homes and businesses. The law says they must pay for the roads, water and sewers that growth needs. The 2026 capital schedule lists the West Side Collector Road at $13,000,000. It shows a $6,500,000 provincial grant, a $650,000 federal grant and $5,850,000 as long-term debt (a loan). The Town's note says the balance "will be funded through DCs (90%) and the Federal CCBF grant (10%)". The Town's reserve schedule shows the development charge account at $124,685 at the end of 2025 and $44,685 at the end of 2026. So the loan is being taken now, and builders' fees are expected to repay it later. The Town has said this openly: its Director of Finance says the Town is funding its share "through a combination of development charge debt and capital reserves".
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
7.5%the Town's forecast tax rate increase for 2027, after 5.9% in 2026
The Town's part of the property tax bill went up 5.9% for 2026, or $126.07 on a home the Town values at $250,000 for its examples. The 2026 budget book also includes a three-year forecast. It shows the Town's tax levy (the total it asks property owners for) going from $27,210,839 in 2026 to $30,400,919 in 2027, $33,317,407 in 2028 and $35,704,270 in 2029. The forecast tax rate increases are 7.5%, 7.0% and 4.6%. By our own arithmetic (worked out by us), the 2027 levy is $3,190,080, or about 11.7%, above the 2026 levy; part of that is new homes joining the tax roll. The Town explains the pressure: a funding plan for roads and buildings that adds 3.3% to the levy each year, inflation, slow growth in new assessment, and adding back staff in 2027.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$419,621projected 2025 Public Works spending above its $3,070,110 budget
Public Works looks after roads, sidewalks, signs, streetlights and snow clearing. The 2026 budget book shows what the department was budgeted to spend in 2025 ($3,070,110) and what the Town now expects it will spend, which it calls "projected" ($3,489,730). The two biggest gaps are winter control (salt and trucking only), projected at $548,000 against $290,000, and full-time salaries, projected at $958,220 against $835,937. The budget book does not say why winter control cost so much. For 2026 the Town budgets winter control at $290,000 again.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$1,007,455projected 2025 wastewater revenue above budget, in the Kingsville/Lakeshore West system
Wastewater is the sewer system. Users pay for it through their water and sewer bills, not through property tax. The 2026 budget shows Kingsville/Lakeshore West wastewater revenue budgeted at $3,367,900 for 2025 and projected at $4,375,355. The 2026 budget is $4,300,000. In the projected 2025 figures, $479,000 of the extra is on a line the budget calls "G.S. Sewage - Lakeshore West", $83,000 on "Kingsville Sewage" and $425,000 on "Sewage Connection Permits", which had no 2025 budget and is $13,000 for 2026. The budget says the system is "approaching full capacity" and that "greenhouse related discharge" is exceeding what one pump station can handle.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$21,364budgeted for 2026 as Council's OMERS pension line; the 2025 budget printed no amount
OMERS is the pension plan for Ontario municipal workers. The Council section of the 2026 budget has a line called "Benefits - OMERS". It prints no amount for 2023, 2024 or the 2025 budget, then $9,180 in the 2025 projection and $21,364 for 2026. Council's total budget goes from $318,961 to $345,698, up $26,737. The budget page does not explain the new line. The staff complement on the Council page is seven part-time positions, matching its seven members.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$165,494spent on insurance deductibles in 2024, against a budget of $100,000 for 2025 and 2026
Legal Services also holds the Town's insurance lines. The 2026 budget for "General Insurance" is $190,293, down from $238,148 in 2025 and $248,868 actually spent in 2024. The department's own page lists "Rising municipal insurance premiums and claims" as a budget pressure. A deductible is what the Town pays itself on a claim before insurance pays. "Gen. Insurance Deductible" is budgeted at $100,000 for 2025 and again for 2026, but the Town spent $137,009 in 2023 and $165,494 in 2024. Outside legal help ("Professional Services - Legal") is budgeted at $40,000, and the Town spent $24,418 in 2023 and $92,008 in 2024.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$159,000budgeted for 2025 short-term rental licence revenue; $100,000 projected, $20,000 for 2026
Short-term rentals are homes rented to visitors for short stays. The Clerks' budget shows "Short Term Rental Licensing" revenue of $7,000 in 2024, a 2025 budget of $159,000, a 2025 projection of $100,000 and a 2026 budget of $20,000. Boarding, lodging and rooming licences were budgeted at $20,000, projected at $1,400 and are $20,000 again for 2026. The cost of "STR Compliance Monitoring" was budgeted at $14,000 and projected at $34,552. The Clerks' department revenue falls from $202,700 (2025 budget) to $64,450 (2026 budget). The Town's explanation on the page is only that these licences are an added service.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Kingsville spent $2.4M on roads and snow in 2019 and $4.2M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 3 of 27 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 6 sources
$535,107increase in the OPP contract in the 2026 budget, which the Town says comes from new province-wide wage contracts
Kingsville pays the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for its policing. The Town's budget shows the OPP contract at $2,998,632 in 2024, $3,030,676 in 2025 and $3,565,783 for 2026. The Town has explained it in public. Its December 10, 2025 news post says the $535,107 increase is "related to new, province-wide OPP wage contracts outside of Council’s control", which it counts as 2.1% of the 5.9% tax increase ($44.91 on the average home). The budget book also says the province gave financial support in 2025 to offset higher costs for small and rural towns and that "It is unclear if the financial support will continue in future years."
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
Where your tax bill goes
A property tax bill in Kingsville pays for three governments. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Kingsville council controls.
Tax bill split: Kingsville 53%, County or region 34%, Schools 13%
$49.6Mraised in 2025
Kingsville53%
County or region34%
Schools13%
How Kingsville's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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