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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Leeds and the Thousand Islands'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.
Ontario / Leeds and the Thousand IslandsUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Your town, in plain words
How Leeds and the Thousand Islands uses the money we share.
A clear, checkable guide to Leeds and the Thousand Islands' budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in eastern Ontario, with a mayor and six councillors elected across three wards. Every figure links back to the public record.
$60.4 millionof capital work the Township's own plan lists over 10 years
The Township's own 10-year plan lists $60.4 million of capital work (things like roads, bridges, fire trucks and buildings). Each year the Township puts part of its tax money into capital reserve funds, which are savings accounts set aside for that work. The plan says there is a funding gap and that the savings would go below zero without new borrowing.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$14.9 milliontotal project budget for the Lansdowne Urbanization Project before it was left out of the 2026 budget
The 2025 budget set aside $8.6 million for a village-wide road and drainage project in Lansdowne, in a total project budget of $14.9 million. The Township applied for a provincial grant to pay half and planned to borrow the other half. It did not get the grant, so the project is not in the 2026 budget and its 2025 budget was released.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$1,133,500to be taken from reserve funds in the draft 2026 operating budget
The draft 2026 operating budget takes $1,133,500 out of reserve funds, which are savings set aside by the Township. Some of it pays for one-time studies. Some of it, from the Tax Stabilization fund, is meant to soften the tax increase. The Township's levy, which is the amount it raises from property taxes, has grown from $10,779,400 in 2022 to $13,520,300 in 2026.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$875,000budgeted casino revenue for 2026, down from $950,000 in 2025
The Township gets a share of casino revenue under an agreement with the provincial gaming agency. It has used that money to keep taxes low and pay for capital projects without much borrowing. Budgeted casino revenue is $875,000 for 2026, down from $950,000 in 2025, and the Township says it has fallen since a high of $1.75 million in 2016.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
Leeds and the Thousand Islands spent $2.4M on roads and snow in 2019 and $3.5M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 5 of 46 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Leeds and the Thousand Islands had $9.4M saved at the end of 2025, up from $6.9M in 2019. That is 63% of one year's spending. Only 7 of 46 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
$409,000yearly payment on the $6.5 million Fire Station #2 loan, as the Township states it
In August 2025 the Township borrowed $6.5 million to build a new fire station. The yearly payment is about $409,000. The Township explains this in its budget, and says debt payments use 12% of the limit the province sets.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$1,926,400budgeted OPP contract cost for 2026, up $190,900 (11%) from 2025
Policing by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the Township's biggest outside cost. The Township's first 2025 bill was $2,033,400, up 19%. The province gave one-time relief. For 2026 the contract is budgeted at $1,926,400, up $190,900 or 11%. The Township explains in its budget how it paid for the increase.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$13,520,300Township levy requirement printed in both the draft budget book and the adopted-budget summary
The Township's summary says council was "deemed to have adopted" the 2026 budgets on January 12, 2026. The Township's own web page explains that the Mayor has had strong mayor powers over the budget since May 1, 2025. The budget book posted on the website is still headed "Draft".
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$19,132,700combined new and carry-forward capital budget for 2025, of which about $8 million was projected to be spent by year-end
The Township's 2025 capital budget, new and carried over, was $19,132,700. The Township projected that about $8 million would be spent by the end of 2025 and that $9,543,400 would be released. Most of the released amount was the Lansdowne road project. Some other projects were delayed.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
In 2019, Leeds and the Thousand Islands had $6.5M more in cash and money owed to it than it owed to others. By 2025 it was −$2.1M. About 38% of that change ($3.2M) 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 8 of 46 similar towns are in a weaker position.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
Where your tax bill goes
A property tax bill in Leeds and the Thousand Islands pays for three governments. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Leeds and the Thousand Islands council controls.
Tax bill split: Leeds and the Thousand Islands 46%, County or region 38%, Schools 16%
$27.7Mraised in 2025
Leeds and the Thousand Islands46%
County or region38%
Schools16%
How Leeds and the Thousand Islands' share of the bill compares with similar towns
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