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The money · 2025

How Plummer Additional'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: $3.2M

Where the town's money came from in 2025.

Plummer Additional revenue by source, 2025
  • Property taxes$1.7M54%
  • Money from Ontario (no strings)$586K19%
  • Grants for specific projects$688K22%
  • Everything else$170K5%
Show as a table
CategoryAmountShare
Property taxes$1,715,36554.3%
Money from Ontario (no strings)$585,60018.5%
Grants for specific projects$687,59921.8%
Everything else$170,1865.4%
Total$3,158,750100%

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.

Money out: $2.1M on services

Day-to-day spending in 2025, by service. On top of this, the town recorded $488K of "wear and tear" on things it owns. That is an accounting cost, not cash out the door, so it is left out here.

Plummer Additional spending by service, 2025
  • Running the town office$462K22%
  • Police, fire and safety$191K9%
  • Roads and snow$779K37%
  • Water, sewers and garbage$136K6%
  • Health$207K10%
  • Social services$164K8%
  • Housing$82,7444%
  • Parks, arena and library$70,7783%
  • Planning and business$27,5121%
Show as a table
CategoryAmountShare
Running the town office$461,62621.8%
Police, fire and safety$190,8179.0%
Roads and snow$778,56236.8%
Water, sewers and garbage$135,6666.4%
Health$206,7599.8%
Social services$163,5477.7%
Housing$82,7443.9%
Parks, arena and library$70,7783.3%
Planning and business$27,5121.3%
Total$2,118,011100%

Roads and snow

$779K

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

−4% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Roads and snow broken down
  1. Gravel roads$220K−34%

    Grading and fixing gravel roads.

  2. Snow ploughing$198K+12%

    Ploughing, salting and sanding roads in winter.

  3. Roadsides and signs$147K+11%

    Ditches, signs, line painting and roadside brush.

  4. Paved roads$120K+41%

    Fixing and repaving paved roads.

  5. Bridges and culverts$93,316+16%

    Keeping bridges and the pipes under roads safe.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Gravel roads$219,511−34.1%
Snow ploughing$198,043+12.1%
Roadsides and signs$147,225+11.1%
Paved roads$120,467+41.0%
Bridges and culverts$93,316+16.0%

Running the town office

$462K

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.

+17% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Running the town office broken down
  1. Senior management$425K+18%

    The top managers who run the town day to day.

  2. Council$36,386+3%

    Pay and expenses for the mayor and councillors, and council meetings.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Senior management$425,240+18.1%
Council$36,386+3.3%

Health

$207K

Public health, ambulances and cemeteries.

−7% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Health broken down
  1. Ambulance$129K−12%

    Paramedics and ambulances.

  2. Public health$35,369

    Health inspections and programs.

  3. Hospitals$29,026

    Money given to hospitals.

  4. Cemeteries$13,210−55%

    Looking after town cemeteries.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Ambulance$129,154−12.2%
Public health$35,369–
Hospitals$29,026–
Cemeteries$13,210−55.1%

Police, fire and safety

$191K

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

−9% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Police, fire and safety broken down
  1. Police (OPP contract)$151K+4%

    What the town pays for policing.

  2. Fire department$31,757−31%

    Firefighters, trucks and fire halls.

  3. Building permits$5,636

    Checking that new buildings are safe.

  4. By-law and animal control$1,554

    Enforcing town rules, like noise, parking and dogs.

  5. Emergency planning$784

    Getting ready for floods, storms and other emergencies.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Police (OPP contract)$151,086+3.5%
Fire department$31,757−31.0%
Building permits$5,636–
By-law and animal control$1,554–
Emergency planning$784–

Social services

$164K

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

+118% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Social services broken down
  1. Income support$143K+180%

    Help for people with very low income.

  2. Child care$20,837

    Daycare and early learning.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Income support$142,710+179.7%
Child care$20,837–

Water, sewers and garbage

$136K

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

+30% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Water, sewers and garbage broken down
  1. Garbage pickup$60,716+25%

    Trucks that collect garbage.

  2. The dump (landfill)$41,649+9%

    Running the landfill, and saving up to close it safely one day.

  3. Recycling$33,301

    Recycling and composting.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Garbage pickup$60,716+25.0%
The dump (landfill)$41,649+9.4%
Recycling$33,301–

Housing

$82,744

Affordable and social housing.

−13% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Housing broken down
  1. Public housing$82,744−13%

    Homes owned by government.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Public housing$82,744−13.1%

Parks, arena and library

$70,778

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

+15% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Parks, arena and library broken down
  1. Library$42,610+3%

    The public library.

  2. Arena and buildings$21,315

    The arena, pool, community centre and halls.

  3. Parks$6,853

    Parks, beaches, trails and green spaces.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Library$42,610+3.4%
Arena and buildings$21,315–
Parks$6,853–

Planning and business

$27,512

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

+136% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Planning and business broken down
  1. Planning and zoning$27,512

    Deciding what can be built where.

Show as a table
ItemAmountChange
Planning and zoning$27,512–

What the money bought

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

Spending by type
  1. Staff pay and benefits$665K

    Wages, benefits and pensions for town workers.

  2. Outside companies$521K

    Work the town pays other companies to do, like policing, paving or consultants.

  3. Supplies and utilities$428K

    Gravel, salt, fuel, electricity, heating, office supplies and repairs.

  4. Money given to others$411K

    Grants and payments to other groups, like the conservation authority.

  5. Rent and money costs$78,515

    Renting equipment or space, bank fees, and some accounting costs.

  6. Interest on loans$14,634

    The extra money paid to lenders for money the town borrowed.

Show as a table
ItemAmount
Staff pay and benefits$665,422
Outside companies$521,041
Supplies and utilities$427,635
Money given to others$410,764
Rent and money costs$78,515
Interest on loans$14,634

Staff

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

YearFull-timePart-timeSeasonal
20197.525
20207.527
20217.52.58
20227.52.57
20236.51.56
20246.51.55
20257.50.53

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.

Money in and day-to-day spending by year
$3.2M
Show as a table
YearMoney inDay-to-day spending
2019$2.2M$2.0M
2020$2.2M$1.9M
2021$2.3M$2.0M
2022$2.5M$2.2M
2023$3.8M$2.2M
2024$2.8M$2.1M
2025$3.2M$2.1M

Town property tax

Up 32% since 2019. Prices rose 21%.

Town property tax by year
$1.7M
Show as a table
YearTown property tax
2019$1.3M
2020$1.4M
2021$1.4M
2022$1.4M
2023$1.5M
2024$1.6M
2025$1.7M

Savings (reserves)

Money set aside for repairs, equipment and emergencies.

Reserves by year
$2.0M
Show as a table
YearSavings
2019$1.3M
2020$1.6M
2021$1.8M
2022$1.6M
2023$1.5M
2024$1.6M
2025$2.0M

What the town owes

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

Debt by year
$209K
Show as a table
YearLong-term loansTemporary loans
2019$78,691$0
2020$12,947$0
2021$0$0
2022$246K$0
2023$393K$0
2024$303K$0
2025$209K$0

Building new things

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

Capital spending and wear by year
$1.8M
Show as a table
YearBuilt or boughtWore out (amortization)
2019$266K$353K
2020$12,696$345K
2021$1,503$320K
2022$684K$312K
2023$872K$393K
2024$388K$418K
2025$1.8M$488K

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.