Your town, in plain words
A clear, checkable guide to Lucan Biddulph's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in Middlesex County, Ontario, made up of the villages of Lucan and Granton and the farmland around them, with a mayor, a deputy mayor and three ward councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
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+10%town property tax, 2024 to 2025
In 2025, Lucan Biddulph collected $581K more in its own property tax than in 2024. That is a 10% jump, while prices went up about 2.1%. Only 2 of 36 similar towns raised theirs by more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
+102%parks, arena and library, 2019 to 2025
Lucan Biddulph spent $1.2M on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $2.5M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 3 of 36 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
$3,443per home on long-term debt, 2025
Lucan Biddulph spent about $3,443 per home on long-term debt in 2025. The typical similar town spent $971. Only 3 of 36 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
$25,403,437approved estimated cost of the plant expansion, with a provincial grant of up to $18,544,509
The Lucan sewage (wastewater) treatment plant is being expanded. The audited statements give an approved cost of $25,403,437, with a provincial grant of up to $18,544,509 (73%). Council awarded the building tender for $21.56 million in March 2026 and was told the project was 73% funded, with a plan for the rest still to come. The 2026 budget shows $18,700,000.00 for plant work, a grant line of $13,744,500.00 and a new loan line of $4,200,000.00. These figures sit in different documents and may cover different years, so a resident cannot easily add them up.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
5.62%total tax rate increase Council adopted for 2026
The general tax line in the budget (the part the Township keeps for its own services) went from 5,563,424.00 to 5,929,398.00 for 2025 and to 6,507,892.00 for 2026. We worked out the increases by us: about 6.6% and about 9.8%. Council adopted a total tax rate increase of 5.62% for 2026. The 2026 budget also takes 289,765.00 from the tax rate stabilization reserve (a savings account to smooth tax increases), against 68,000.00 in 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$11,708,666expenditures in 2025, against a budget of $8,357,513
In the audited statements the 2025 budget column shows expenditures of 8,357,513 and the actual column 11,708,666. The statements show the budget for amortization (the yearly cost of wearing out buildings, roads and pipes, which is a book entry and not a cheque) as a dash, while actual amortization was 2,507,674, so much of the gap is a difference in how the budget is written. We worked out that without amortization the actual spending was 9,200,992, still 843,479 above the budget figure. Revenue was also higher than budget: 12,046,443 against 11,399,490.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$1,125,717tax levy for parks and recreation in the 2026 budget, up from $943,205
The Parks and Recreation fund (arena, pool, parks and community centre) is paid for partly by ice, pool and hall rentals and partly by a levy from taxes. The 2026 budget shows the levy at 1,125,717.00, against 943,205.27 in 2025. We worked out that this is about 19% more. The fund's total budget rises from 1,831,971.52 to 2,152,972.25, with utilities and maintenance among the larger increases.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$109,439arena reserve at December 31, 2025, against a 2026 budgeted draw of $565,630.34
A reserve is money set aside for a future need. The audited statements show the arena reserve at 109,439 at the end of 2025, after it was a negative (20,138) at the end of 2024. The 2026 budget takes 565,630.34 out of the arena reserve for capital work and puts 450,000.00 in. We worked out that the net draw is 115,630.34, a little more than the 109,439 balance.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$137,812budgeted for council salaries and meetings in 2026, from $111,192 in 2024
The Council salaries and meetings line in the budget was 111,192.00 for 2024, 124,345.00 for 2025 and 137,812.00 for 2026. We worked out that each year is about 11% higher than the year before. The whole Council department budget goes from 153,170.00 in 2025 to 169,712.00 in 2026. The Township's summary of its March 3, 2026 meeting says Council received the annual council remuneration report, but we did not find that report posted, so we cannot show what each member was paid.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
June 2021last month in the archive of agendas and minutes on the Township's meetings page
The Township's meetings page links an archive of agendas and minutes for January 2019 to June 2021, and, for each 2026 meeting, a summary the Township describes as informal and not the official record. The full reports are on an eScribe portal that the Township links from its summaries. That portal refused a scripted download from us, so we could not read any agenda or minutes. This does not mean they are unavailable in a normal web browser.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
A property tax bill in Lucan Biddulph pays for three governments. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Lucan Biddulph council controls.
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