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Questions · 11 so far
Things worth asking about
We read North Glengarry's financial reports and meeting minutes, and compared its numbers with 90 similar Ontario towns. These are the things that stood out.
What these are, and what they are not. A question here means a number or practice is unusual, or harder to see than it should be. It does not mean anyone did anything wrong. Most unusual numbers turn out to have ordinary explanations, and every question lists some. The only way to know is to ask.
Worth asking
Worth asking
There may well be a good reason. It is still worth asking what it is.
$450,000expected insurance money counted in 2024 that the auditor says should not have been
An audit ends with an opinion on whether the statements are fair. A "qualified" opinion means the auditor found a problem that makes it say "fair, except for" something. For 2025 the auditor's draft report names two problems in the 2024 numbers. The Township had not yet recorded the future cost of closing its landfills and removing asbestos and ammonia from buildings. And it had counted $450,000 of expected insurance money as a receivable (money owed to it) when the rules did not allow that. The Township's finance staff say the first problem is now fixed and that 2026 should get a clean opinion. They do not say what the insurance amount was for.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$5,686,930reserves and reserve funds at the end of 2025 in the draft audited statements, against $7,965,503 a year earlier
Reserves are savings that council sets aside for later costs. In March 2026 the treasurer told council the 2025 ending balance was $7,890,273.91 after a net decrease of only $75,227.98. The draft audited statements put "Reserves and reserve funds - total" at $5,686,930 at the end of 2025, down from $7,965,503. The gap, worked out by us, is about $2.2 million. The statements say the "working funds" reserve went negative, to $(433,347), mainly because of the new landfill and building cleanup rule, and that this is an accounting adjustment and not cash spent. The March report promised a later report on combining reserves after the audit. We did not find it in the 2026 agendas up to September 28.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$6,713,728undiscounted cost of closing and monitoring the landfills, spread between 2026 and 2128
In 2025 the Township started recording what it will cost to close and watch over its four landfills, and to remove asbestos and ammonia from buildings. The draft statements show a landfill amount of $5,006,410 (a present-value figure) and say the undiscounted cost, meaning the total of future payments with no adjustment for time, is $6,713,728, spread between 2026 and 2128. A further $587,100 is for asbestos and ammonia, with no timeline. The Township says this is an accounting requirement and not an immediate cash cost. The waste management reserve, the money set aside for this kind of cost, was $1,204,903 at the end of 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$1,214,017principal due in 2027, against $588,932 in 2026
The audited statements show municipal debt of $9,420,733 at the end of 2025. The scheduled principal repayments are uneven: $588,932 in 2026, $1,214,017 in 2027, $936,718 in 2028, $411,034 in 2029 and $1,010,570 in 2030. The 2026 budget says debt payments of $850,242 in 2025 become $944,791 in 2026 as new loans for a tandem truck and breathing apparatus are added, and that the Township's yearly limit set by the Province is $2,427,793. The budget adds that the Township "has sufficient debt capacity left". It does not explain the uneven repayment years.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$18,782,374.00lowest of four construction bids, plus HST, awarded March 23, 2026
The Township won provincial funding of $28,543,000 to upgrade and expand the Alexandria lagoon (its sewage treatment ponds). The budget says the Township will pay 27% of the project. In March 2026 council awarded construction to the lowest of four bids at $18,782,374.00 plus HST, and was told the Township's share would be paid from wastewater reserves and debenture borrowing. The Township's first-quarter report says the first provincial payment, $7,135,750.00, arrived in the first quarter of 2026. We could not find a published total project cost, so we cannot say how many dollars 27% is.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$1,364,930.002026 sludge-removal extension, plus HST, approved without a new bid
Before the lagoon can be rebuilt, built-up sludge has to be cleaned out. The Township hired a firm through a competitive process in 2023. Council extended that contract in June 2025 for an estimated $1,030,937.00. In March 2026 it approved a further extension of $1,364,930.00 plus HST, as a single-source purchase, meaning no other firm was asked to bid. Together the two extensions come to $2,395,867.00 (worked out by us). The Township's staff report gives four reasons for this: continuity, savings on setting up again, the timing of the main construction and the firm's equipment.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. North Glengarry had $8.0M saved at the end of 2024, up from $6.2M in 2019. That is 60% of one year's spending. Only 16 of 90 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
5.46%increase in the Township's 2026 levy, to $7,536,593
The levy is the amount of property tax the Township itself must raise. The 2026 budget sets it at $7,536,593, up $390,395 or 5.46% from $7,146,198 in 2025. The Township's own explanation is that property values used for tax have stayed frozen at 2016 levels, so the usual yearly growth in assessment, which it says averaged over $200,000 per year, is not arriving. It also notes the United Counties raised its own levy 6%. Provincial grants moved both ways: the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund rose by $217,200 and the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund fell by just over $74,000. The budget's own list of changes is printed in a table that does not read in order, so we could not tell which item drove how much.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
154 pagesthe agenda package that holds the draft 2025 audited statements
The Township's budgets page says it lists reports from the Treasury Department or the Township's independent auditors, but the page text we saved shows no reports under that sentence. We found the draft 2025 audited statements only inside the September 14, 2026 agenda package, which is 154 PDF pages, and the 2025 council pay statement only inside the March 23, 2026 package of 299 pages (both page counts are by our count of the PDF files). We did not find either on its own page. The Township does publish its budgets and its agendas and minutes, with videos, which is a strength.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
North Glengarry spent about $334 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $150. Only 6 of 90 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
$450,000expected insurance money counted in 2024 that the auditor says should not have been
An audit ends with an opinion on whether the statements are fair. A "qualified" opinion means the auditor found a problem that makes it say "fair, except for" something. For 2025 the auditor's draft report names two problems in the 2024 numbers. The Township had not yet recorded the future cost of closing its landfills and removing asbestos and ammonia from buildings. And it had counted $450,000 of expected insurance money as a receivable (money owed to it) when the rules did not allow that. The Township's finance staff say the first problem is now fixed and that 2026 should get a clean opinion. They do not say what the insurance amount was for.
Why it matters
A clean opinion lets residents trust the totals. The landfill problem is explained and was shared by many towns. The $450,000 is not explained in the pages we read, and it made the 2024 results look better than the rules allowed.
It could be because…
Many Ontario towns were late adopting the new landfill and building cleanup accounting rule (PS 3280). The Township says it is now in the statements.
The insurance amount may have been a real claim that the Township expected to win, counted one year earlier than the rules allow. A claim can be good and still not be countable yet.
The statements are marked DRAFT. The wording may change before they are final.
Questions you could ask
What was the $450,000 of insurance recoveries counted in 2024 for, and has any of it been received?
Will the final 2025 statements still carry the same qualified wording?
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Auditor's report, Basis for Qualified Opinion: "a contingent receivable in the amount of $450,000 relating to estimated insurance recoveries was recognized in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, which constitutes a departure from Canadian public sector accounting standards. Receivables and revenues should have been decreased by $450,000 in that year." The report is signed "Cornwall, Ontario", "September 14, 2026".
Staff report TR-2026-11 from the Director of Finance/Treasurer: "While the 2025 financial statements continue to be qualified due to the comparative figures from prior years, it is anticipated that the 2026 financial statements will have an unqualified opinion." It also says the Township reported "an annual surplus of approximately $1.29 million dollars, which includes an operating surplus of approximately $377,000."
$5,686,930reserves and reserve funds at the end of 2025 in the draft audited statements, against $7,965,503 a year earlier
Reserves are savings that council sets aside for later costs. In March 2026 the treasurer told council the 2025 ending balance was $7,890,273.91 after a net decrease of only $75,227.98. The draft audited statements put "Reserves and reserve funds - total" at $5,686,930 at the end of 2025, down from $7,965,503. The gap, worked out by us, is about $2.2 million. The statements say the "working funds" reserve went negative, to $(433,347), mainly because of the new landfill and building cleanup rule, and that this is an accounting adjustment and not cash spent. The March report promised a later report on combining reserves after the audit. We did not find it in the 2026 agendas up to September 28.
Why it matters
Reserves are what a township can use for repairs and emergencies without borrowing or raising taxes. Residents should be told plainly whether the real cushion is the March number or the audited one.
It could be because…
The two reports may count different things. The audited note adds negative and positive reserves together and then subtracts amounts funded by reserve funds.
The Township says the fall is mainly an accounting entry from the landfill and building cleanup rule, not money spent.
The March report said it would come back to council after the audit about merging reserves, so the question may already be planned.
Questions you could ask
Which reserve balance should residents use for the end of 2025: the March report's or the audited note's, and how do they reconcile?
When will the report on combining reserves, promised after the audit, come to council?
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The evidence
Staff report TR-2026-05, 2025 Reserve Update: "The transfers to and from reserves in 2025 resulted in an overall net decrease of $75,227.98." The totals row shows a 2024 ending balance of -$7,965,501.89 and a 2025 ending balance of -$7,890,273.91 (reserves are shown as negative numbers in that report). It also says a later report will follow "completion of the 2025 audit" about "the potential consolidation of reserve accounts".
Note 12, Accumulated surplus: "Working funds [1] $ (433,347) $ 1,968,258". "Reserves and reserve funds - total 5,686,930 7,965,503". Footnote [1]: "The decrease in working reserves and resulting deficit position is primarily due to the adoption of PS 3280, Asset Retirement Obligations. ... The impact represents an accounting adjustment and does not correspond to a current-year cash expenditure."
$6,713,728undiscounted cost of closing and monitoring the landfills, spread between 2026 and 2128
In 2025 the Township started recording what it will cost to close and watch over its four landfills, and to remove asbestos and ammonia from buildings. The draft statements show a landfill amount of $5,006,410 (a present-value figure) and say the undiscounted cost, meaning the total of future payments with no adjustment for time, is $6,713,728, spread between 2026 and 2128. A further $587,100 is for asbestos and ammonia, with no timeline. The Township says this is an accounting requirement and not an immediate cash cost. The waste management reserve, the money set aside for this kind of cost, was $1,204,903 at the end of 2025.
Why it matters
A promise to pay a large bill, even a distant one, is part of what the Township owes. Residents will ask whether today's garbage fees and reserves are enough, or whether later councils will have to raise fees or taxes.
It could be because…
Closing a landfill is paid over many decades, so the bill may be met bit by bit from garbage fees.
The estimates come from an outside expert's reports and the statements warn they could change a lot.
Every Ontario municipality had to adopt the same rule, so this is not special to North Glengarry.
Questions you could ask
Does the Township have a plan, and a yearly amount, to pay for landfill closing, and does the waste management reserve cover it?
Which buildings have the asbestos and ammonia, and when will that cost come due?
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The evidence
Note 9: "The undiscounted amount of estimated future cash flows required to settle these obligations is $6,713,728." The discount rate was 1.88% and the obligations "are expected to be settled between 2026 and 2128." "The landfill asset retirement obligation amounted to $5,006,410 (2024: Nil)." The note says the Township "currently has four (4) landfill site".
Note 9, asbestos and ammonia in buildings: "The undiscounted estimated costs amounted to $587,100 (2024: Nil) ... No timeline has been determined on when these costs would be incurred." Note 12 lists the "Waste management" reserve at 1,204,903 (2024: 1,145,407).
$1,214,017principal due in 2027, against $588,932 in 2026
The audited statements show municipal debt of $9,420,733 at the end of 2025. The scheduled principal repayments are uneven: $588,932 in 2026, $1,214,017 in 2027, $936,718 in 2028, $411,034 in 2029 and $1,010,570 in 2030. The 2026 budget says debt payments of $850,242 in 2025 become $944,791 in 2026 as new loans for a tandem truck and breathing apparatus are added, and that the Township's yearly limit set by the Province is $2,427,793. The budget adds that the Township "has sufficient debt capacity left". It does not explain the uneven repayment years.
Why it matters
A big repayment year can mean a large payment is due all at once, or a loan that has to be renewed at a new rate. Residents should know which, before the lagoon work (see the next question) adds more debt.
It could be because…
Some loans are bank term loans that mature in a lump and are then renewed. Note 10 says the bank loans have maturity dates ranging from 2025 to 2031.
Debt for the Maxville water project is paid from water and sewer rates, not property taxes. The budget says $6.02M of the debt is paid from those rates.
The Province's limit is a ceiling and the Township is well under it.
Questions you could ask
What debts mature in 2027 and 2030, and will they be paid off or renewed?
How much new borrowing is planned for 2026 and 2027, including for the Alexandria lagoon?
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The evidence
Note 10, Municipal debt: total $ 9,420,733 (2024: $ 9,973,467). "Principal repayments on municipal debt are estimated to be as follows: 2026 $ 588,932; 2027 1,214,017; 2028 936,718; 2029 411,034; 2030 1,010,570; 2031 and subsequent 5,259,462."
Budget, Long-Term Debt: "The total debt proposed for the start of 2026 is $9.2M. Of this amount, $6.02M is funded through the water/wastewater rates, with the remaining $3.18M of debt on the tax base." "With this information, the Township will see the total annual requirement change from $850,242 in 2025 to $944,791 in 2026." "The 2026 budget proposes the financing of a tandem truck as well as self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA)." "the main number is the annual repayment limit of $2,427,793."
$18,782,374.00lowest of four construction bids, plus HST, awarded March 23, 2026
The Township won provincial funding of $28,543,000 to upgrade and expand the Alexandria lagoon (its sewage treatment ponds). The budget says the Township will pay 27% of the project. In March 2026 council awarded construction to the lowest of four bids at $18,782,374.00 plus HST, and was told the Township's share would be paid from wastewater reserves and debenture borrowing. The Township's first-quarter report says the first provincial payment, $7,135,750.00, arrived in the first quarter of 2026. We could not find a published total project cost, so we cannot say how many dollars 27% is.
Why it matters
A sewage plant is a big, one-time job paid for by sewer users and taxpayers for decades. The grant is large, but the Township's share and the debt behind it set future rates.
It could be because…
The 27% may be of a total that includes engineering, the contingency, taxes and other costs beyond construction.
The low bid came in well below the engineer's estimate, so the final share may be smaller than planned.
The first payment of the grant can look like a surplus until the work is done.
Questions you could ask
What is the total expected cost of the project, and how many dollars is the Township's 27%?
How much of the Township's share will be borrowed, and over how many years will sewer users repay it?
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Budget: "In 2025, the Township of North Glengarry successfully obtained funding in the amount of $28,543,000.00. These funds will be used to upgrade and expand the Alexandria Lagoon. This is a multi-year project where the Township will be responsible for 27% of the project."
Report PW-2026-04: four tenders, excluding HST: Thomas Fuller Construction Co. Ltd. $ 18,782,374.00; Dalcon Constructors Ltd. $ 20,075,114.00; Doran Contractors Ltd. $ 20,793,000.00; Louis W. Bray Construction Ltd. $ 21,018,680.00. The total includes "a $500,000 contingency allowance". "The project is primarily funded through the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund ($28.5 million) with the Township's share funded through wastewater reserves and debenture financing as approved in the capital budget."
First quarter variance report: "the Township of North Glengarry receiving the first payout for the Housing Enabling Water System Fund in the amount of $7,135,750.00."
$1,364,930.002026 sludge-removal extension, plus HST, approved without a new bid
Before the lagoon can be rebuilt, built-up sludge has to be cleaned out. The Township hired a firm through a competitive process in 2023. Council extended that contract in June 2025 for an estimated $1,030,937.00. In March 2026 it approved a further extension of $1,364,930.00 plus HST, as a single-source purchase, meaning no other firm was asked to bid. Together the two extensions come to $2,395,867.00 (worked out by us). The Township's staff report gives four reasons for this: continuity, savings on setting up again, the timing of the main construction and the firm's equipment.
Why it matters
Open bidding is how the public knows it got a fair price. The rules allow single-source work when it is cheaper or faster, but the amounts here are large.
It could be because…
The Township's procurement policy allows extending an existing contract when it is more cost-efficient, and the report cites that section.
The same crew was already on site, and a new firm would have to set up again and might delay the main project.
The unit price in the report is described as competitive with industry standards.
Questions you could ask
What was the original 2023 contract worth, and what is the total paid so far under it and its extensions?
Was any price check against other firms done before the 2026 extension?
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The evidence
Report PW-2026-05: council approves "the extension of the existing contract with Bishop Water Inc. (Contract PW2023-20, Extension PWPO-1798) for the 2026 construction season in the amount of $1,364,930.00 + HST, as a single source purchase in accordance with Section 21.1(b) of the Procurement Policy (By-law 18-2023)". The 2025 extension was approved on June 24, 2025 "at a total estimated cost of $1,030,937.00."
North Glengarry spent $1.3M on police, fire and safety in 2019 and $1.9M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time.
Why did the cost of police, fire and safety grow 45% in 5 years?
Police, fire and safety
Prices (inflation)
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+45%
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Year
Police, fire and safety
Prices (inflation)
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+4%
+1%
2021
+24%
+4%
2022
+30%
+11%
2023
+34%
+16%
2024
+45%
+18%
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
Why it matters
When one area grows much faster than prices, it is either doing more (which may be great) or paying more for the same thing. Residents deserve to know which.
It could be because…
The town added a service, a building or staff that residents asked for.
Costs were moved from another area, so the total did not really change.
Accounting rules changed how costs are sorted.
Large one-time costs, like a study, lawsuit or repair, landed in one year.
Questions you could ask
What did the extra $588K a year pay for?
Why did fire department go from $865K to $1.3M?
Was each increase approved by council as a separate decision, or did it happen through the yearly budget?
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The evidence
Police, fire and safety: 2019 $1.3M, 2020 $1.4M, 2021 $1.6M, 2022 $1.7M, 2023 $1.7M, 2024 $1.9M.
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. North Glengarry had $8.0M saved at the end of 2024, up from $6.2M in 2019. That is 60% of one year's spending. Only 16 of 90 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Does North Glengarry have enough saved for repairs and emergencies?
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$8.0M
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Savings (reserves)
2019
$6.2M
2020
$5.1M
2021
$7.0M
2022
$7.5M
2023
$8.8M
2024
$8.0M
Why it matters
With little saved, a broken bridge or a storm has to be paid for with a sudden tax increase or a loan. Low savings can also mean past budgets were balanced by spending savings instead of facing the real cost.
It could be because…
The town spent savings on purpose, on projects that were planned and saved up for.
Some savings were used to match grant money, which brings in more than it costs.
The town has a plan to rebuild its savings.
Questions you could ask
Does the town have a written reserve policy with a target amount?
What were the savings spent on between 2019 and 2024?
What is the plan to rebuild them, and by when?
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5.46%increase in the Township's 2026 levy, to $7,536,593
The levy is the amount of property tax the Township itself must raise. The 2026 budget sets it at $7,536,593, up $390,395 or 5.46% from $7,146,198 in 2025. The Township's own explanation is that property values used for tax have stayed frozen at 2016 levels, so the usual yearly growth in assessment, which it says averaged over $200,000 per year, is not arriving. It also notes the United Counties raised its own levy 6%. Provincial grants moved both ways: the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund rose by $217,200 and the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund fell by just over $74,000. The budget's own list of changes is printed in a table that does not read in order, so we could not tell which item drove how much.
Why it matters
Most residents see the Township's share, the County's share and the school share together on one bill. The County collected $8,308,129 in 2025 through the Township's bills, more than the Township's own levy.
It could be because…
The frozen assessment is a Province decision, not a Township one.
Salary agreements and insurance rise each year and are mentioned in the budget.
The 5.46% is the Township's part only. The County's rate rise is a separate decision.
Questions you could ask
Which line items account for the $390,395, in a table residents can read?
What does the Township expect to happen to its levy if the Province resumes updating assessments?
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The evidence
"The 2026 budget results in a tax levy increase of $390,395 or 5.46%." "Property value assessments continue to remain unchanged from the 2016 values. This freeze has significantly affected revenue generation for the Township as the historical phased-in growth revenue averaged over $200,000 per year." "they have approved a 6% increase on their levy resulting in a 4.48% increase to tax rates."
"The total 2026 tax levy requirement is $7,536,593. This is a 5.46% increase from 2025's levy of $7,146,198." OMPF: "the allotment has been confirmed at $2,648,300; an increase of $217,200 from 2025."
Note 14: taxes raised and remitted in 2025 to the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry $ 8,308,129 (2024: $ 7,853,621); to school boards $ 2,684,777 (2024: $ 2,661,559).
154 pagesthe agenda package that holds the draft 2025 audited statements
The Township's budgets page says it lists reports from the Treasury Department or the Township's independent auditors, but the page text we saved shows no reports under that sentence. We found the draft 2025 audited statements only inside the September 14, 2026 agenda package, which is 154 PDF pages, and the 2025 council pay statement only inside the March 23, 2026 package of 299 pages (both page counts are by our count of the PDF files). We did not find either on its own page. The Township does publish its budgets and its agendas and minutes, with videos, which is a strength.
Why it matters
Anyone can read documents buried in a long agenda if they know where to look, but most residents do not. Election season is when many people go looking.
It could be because…
The statements are still in draft and may be posted by themselves once final.
The budgets page may be built from a list that did not load when we saved it.
The Township may post council pay another way that we did not see.
Questions you could ask
Will the final audited statements and the yearly council pay statement be posted on their own web page?
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The evidence
Staff report TR-2026-04: "Section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001, states that the Treasurer of a municipality shall in each year on or before March 31 provide to the Council of the municipality an itemized statement on remuneration and expenses paid in the previous year to each member of council". The statement was attached to the March 23, 2026 council agenda.
Staff report TR-2026-11: the statements "were presented to Council during the September 14, 2026, Council meeting." The statements are marked DRAFT and are "Attachments" to the report.
North Glengarry spent about $334 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $150. Only 6 of 90 similar towns spent more.
Why it matters
Spending more than neighbours is not wrong by itself. It might buy better service. But it is the first place to look for costs that could be lower, such as contracts that were not competitively bid.
It could be because…
Geography: more roads, more snow, a bigger area or a landfill of its own.
Accounting: some towns record the same cost in a different category.
A one-time cost in this year.
Questions you could ask
What makes this cost higher here than in similar towns?
When were the main contracts in this area last put out to competitive tender?
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The evidence
Garbage, dump and recycling per home: North Glengarry $334; typical similar town $150; ranked 7th highest of 91.
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