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The money · 2025

How Mattawan's money works

A town is a bit like a household. Money comes in (mostly taxes and grants), and money goes out to pay for services like roads, fire trucks and the arena. Here is what that looked like in 2025, the latest year the town has reported to the Province.

Why 2025 and not this year? A budget is a plan. These figures are what actually happened, checked by an auditor and reported to Ontario.

Money in: $982K

Where the town's money came from in 2025.

59%

15%

19%

Property taxes$582K59%
Money from Ontario (no strings)$146K15%
Grants for specific projects$188K19%
Other$53,0005%
Everything else$12,8411%

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Category	Amount	Share
Property taxes	$582,370	59.3%
Money from Ontario (no strings)	$145,900	14.9%
Grants for specific projects	$187,743	19.1%
Other	$53,000	5.4%
Everything else	$12,841	1.3%
Total	$981,854	100%

What each source means

Property taxes: What home and business owners pay each year, based on what their property is worth.
Money from Ontario (no strings): A yearly grant from the Province that the town can spend on anything. Small rural towns get more.
Grants for specific projects: Money from Ontario or Canada that must be spent on a certain thing, often a road or building.
Other: Interest earned, donations, sales of land and equipment.

Money out: $679K on services

Day-to-day spending in 2025, by service. On top of this, the town recorded $120K of "wear and tear" on things it owns. That is an accounting cost, not cash out the door, so it is left out here.

46%

22%

13%

Running the town office$309K46%
Police, fire and safety$55,4248%
Roads and snow$148K22%
Water, sewers and garbage$66,73610%
Health$7,6341%
Social services$88,51313%
Parks, arena and library$8650%
Planning and business$2,5000%

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Category	Amount	Share
Running the town office	$308,879	45.5%
Police, fire and safety	$55,424	8.2%
Roads and snow	$148,280	21.8%
Water, sewers and garbage	$66,736	9.8%
Health	$7,634	1.1%
Social services	$88,513	13.0%
Parks, arena and library	$865	0.1%
Planning and business	$2,500	0.4%
Total	$678,831	100%

Running the town office

$309K

Council, managers, the clerk, accounting, computers, insurance and the town hall itself. Every town needs some of this, but it does not fix a road or put out a fire.

+52% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Council$233K+49%
Pay and expenses for the mayor and councillors, and council meetings.
Senior management$76,359
The top managers who run the town day to day.

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Item	Amount	Change
Council	$232,520	+48.6%
Senior management	$76,359	–

Roads and snow

$148K

Fixing and paving roads, bridges and culverts, ploughing snow, and street lights.

−29% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Gravel roads$136K−18%
Grading and fixing gravel roads.
Snow ploughing$12,021−72%
Ploughing, salting and sanding roads in winter.

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Item	Amount	Change
Gravel roads	$136,259	−18.5%
Snow ploughing	$12,021	−71.8%

Social services

$88,513

Help for people and families who need it, and child care.

+50% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Income support$63,358+30%
Help for people with very low income.
Seniors$13,990
Long-term care and seniors programs.
Other social$11,165
Other social services.

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Item	Amount	Change
Income support	$63,358	+29.6%
Seniors	$13,990	–
Other social	$11,165	–

Water, sewers and garbage

$66,736

Clean tap water, the sewer system, garbage pickup, the dump and recycling.

+46% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

The dump (landfill)$53,437
Running the landfill, and saving up to close it safely one day.
Recycling$13,299
Recycling and composting.

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Item	Amount	Change
The dump (landfill)	$53,437	–
Recycling	$13,299	–

Police, fire and safety

$55,424

Paying for police, the fire department, building inspectors and by-law officers.

+19% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Police (OPP contract)$34,507−13%
What the town pays for policing.
Building permits$14,194
Checking that new buildings are safe.
Fire department$5,646
Firefighters, trucks and fire halls.
Conservation authority$597
A regional group that manages rivers, flooding and wetlands.
Emergency planning$480
Getting ready for floods, storms and other emergencies.

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Item	Amount	Change
Police (OPP contract)	$34,507	−13.2%
Building permits	$14,194	–
Fire department	$5,646	–
Conservation authority	$597	–
Emergency planning	$480	–

Health

$7,634

Public health, ambulances and cemeteries.

+32% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Public health$7,134
Health inspections and programs.
Cemeteries$500
Looking after town cemeteries.

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Item	Amount	Change
Public health	$7,134	–
Cemeteries	$500	–

Planning and business

$2,500

Deciding what can be built where, and trying to bring businesses and visitors to town.

0% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Planning and zoning$2,500
Deciding what can be built where.

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Item	Amount	Change
Planning and zoning	$2,500	–

Parks, arena and library

$865

Parks, the arena, the pool, sports fields, programs and the library.

−41% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Programs$865
Classes, camps and activities.

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Item	Amount	Change
Programs	$865	–

What the money bought

The same 2025 spending, sorted by what it paid for rather than which service.

Outside companies$234K
Work the town pays other companies to do, like policing, paving or consultants.
Supplies and utilities$183K
Gravel, salt, fuel, electricity, heating, office supplies and repairs.
Money given to others$133K
Grants and payments to other groups, like the conservation authority.
Staff pay and benefits$108K
Wages, benefits and pensions for town workers.
Rent and money costs$11,397
Renting equipment or space, bank fees, and some accounting costs.
Interest on loans$8,880
The extra money paid to lenders for money the town borrowed.

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Item	Amount
Outside companies	$233,989
Supplies and utilities	$183,169
Money given to others	$133,068
Staff pay and benefits	$108,328
Rent and money costs	$11,397
Interest on loans	$8,880

Staff

People on the town's payroll at the end of each year, as reported to the Province.

Year	Full-time	Part-time	Seasonal
2019	0	2	0
2020	0	2	0
2021	0	2	0
2022	0	2	0
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	1
2025	1	0	1

How things have changed since 2019

Money in compared with day-to-day spending, each year. When the orange line is above the blue one, the town spent more than it took in and made up the difference from savings or loans. Grants for big projects arrive in some years and not others, which makes "money in" jump around.

$982K

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Year	Money in	Day-to-day spending
2019	$705K	$574K
2020	$688K	$536K
2021	$1.6M	$673K
2022	$1.5M	$584K
2023	$1.1M	$622K
2024	$778K	$662K
2025	$982K	$679K

Town property tax

Up 35% since 2019. Prices rose 21%.

$582K

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Year	Town property tax
2019	$430K
2020	$457K
2021	$456K
2022	$481K
2023	$504K
2024	$536K
2025	$582K

Savings (reserves)

Money set aside for repairs, equipment and emergencies.

$244K

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Year	Savings
2019	$203K
2020	$257K
2021	$193K
2022	$104K
2023	$84,800
2024	$146K
2025	$244K

What the town owes

Long-term loans plus short-term (temporary) loans at year end.

$392K

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Year	Long-term loans	Temporary loans
2019	$0	$14,948
2020	$0	$7,639
2021	$0	$0
2022	$222K	$0
2023	$194K	$100K
2024	$164K	$0
2025	$392K	$0

Building new things

Spending on new or rebuilt roads, pipes, buildings and equipment, compared with how fast existing ones wear out.

$185K

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Year	Built or bought	Wore out (amortization)
2019	$34,651	$27,850
2020	$99,134	$28,389
2021	$1.0M	$29,954
2022	$1.2M	$84,500
2023	$476K	$102K
2024	$53,681	$111K
2025	$185K	$120K

Source: Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), Schedules 10, 40, 51, 60, 70, 74 and 80 (archived copy). Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved 2026-10-01. Figures are what the municipality reported to the Province for each year, prepared on the same basis as its audited financial statements.