Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026Details
This is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 youRead by hand. We read Marmora and Lake'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.
Budget calendar · 2027 budget
When Marmora and Lake's budget is decided
The budget sets what the town spends and how much property tax goes up. These are the dates it is released, discussed and voted on, and how you can take part. Free for everyone.
Marmora and Lake posts a draft budget, holds a special public meeting where residents can speak, then council deliberates at a special budget meeting and passes the tax rate by-law. For 2026: the draft was posted around February 24, the public meeting was February 26 at 6:30 p.m., a special budget meeting was held March 12, and the tax rates by-law (2026-22) was on the April 7 agenda. In earlier years the town also presented a budget direction report in November or December (November 15, 2021 and December 20, 2022).
Coming up
- DateTBA
Council discusses
2027 budget process
Not yet announced. The October 6, 2026 council agenda defers a road reconstruction decision "to the 2027 budget process, and the incoming Council".
Source: Municipality of Marmora and Lake, Council agenda, October 6, 2026
How to have your say
- Register to speak at the public budget meeting, or send a letter, by emailing the Clerk by noon on the Friday before the meeting (February 20 in 2026).
- Speak as a delegation (request to the Clerk by noon on the Wednesday before a council meeting), send a written comment, or use the public input period (three minutes).
- Council meetings are streamed on YouTube.
Earlier in this cycle
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Tax rates by-law (2026-22) on the council agenda; final budget posted source
- Thursday, March 12, 2026 Special budget meeting of council source
- Thursday, February 26, 2026 Special public meeting on the 2026 budget source
- Tuesday, February 24, 2026 2026 draft budget posted for public review source
- Friday, February 20, 2026 Deadline to register to speak or send a letter for the public budget meeting (noon) source
The budget page shows the town's earlier cycles: 2025 draft February 14, public meeting March 11, adopted March 25, 2025; 2024 draft March 1, adopted April 3, 2024. Nothing on the town's pages says the new term will change that pattern beyond the October 6 agenda wording above. The final-budget posting date of April 7, 2026 is the page's date; the page does not print the day council approved the levy.
Dates checked on October 3, 2026. Towns change meeting dates; check the town’s page before you go. Spotted a change? Tell us.