Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 you Read by hand. We read Strong'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.
A clear, checkable guide to Strong's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small township in the Parry Sound District around Sundridge, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
$3,249,377owed for landfill and asbestos clean-up at the end of 2025, up from $765,178
Landfills have to be capped and watched for years after they close. The Township must record an estimate of that future cost as a debt (an asset retirement obligation). Its audited statements show the total rising from $765,178 at the end of 2024 to $3,249,377 at the end of 2025. Nearly all of the rise is the landfill estimate, and a "remeasurement adjustment" of $2,450,758. The statements show the estimated remaining life of the Forest Lake Road site dropping from 174 years to 39 years. The Township set aside $259,078 in a landfill closure reserve (a savings account for one purpose). The statements do not say how the rest will be paid for.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$367,6682025 actual on the fire pumper truck line, against $212,500 budgeted
The 2025 budget put $212,500 on a line called fire pumper truck. The 2026 budget shows the unaudited 2025 actual on that line as $367,668. The audited statements show vehicle additions of $367,668 in 2025 and a Fire reserve (money saved for a fire truck) that fell from $212,500 to $21,961. The 2026 budget has a further $137,500 on the same line. The documents do not say what the truck cost in total, who is paying for it, or whether the 2026 amount is a payment on it.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$366,746unaudited 2025 actual on the "2025 Road Washouts" line, with no 2025 budget
The 2025 adopted budget had nothing for road washouts. The unaudited 2025 actuals in the 2026 budget show $366,746 on a line called 2025 Road Washouts. The transportation operating total was budgeted at $1,043,343 and came in at $1,797,957 (unaudited). The audited statements show provincial grants for capital of $688,407 against $185,958 budgeted. The Township does not say how much of that, if any, was help with the washouts.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$3,295,820net debt at the end of 2025, up from $828,342 a year earlier
The accumulated surplus note breaks the Township's total surplus into parts. The "General" part is negative: (326,557) at the end of 2025 and (455,343) at the end of 2024. Reserves fell from $2,586,049 to $2,191,816. The working capital reserve went from $288,582 to $242,225, and the Community Hub reserve from $179,052 to $64,395. Net debt (what the Township owes less its financial assets) went from $828,342 to $3,295,820. Most of the change in net debt traces to the landfill estimate and to large capital spending, not to day-to-day costs.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$655,976balance printed in the 2026 budget under the unaudited 2025 actuals, against a planned $0
The 2025 operating budget was meant to balance at zero. The unaudited actuals in the 2026 budget show operating spending of $5,727,322 against operating revenue of $5,071,347, which leaves a gap of $655,975, worked out by us (the budget prints the balance as $655,976). The audited statements also show a deficit before other income of $456,207 against a budgeted deficit of $270,840, and then a surplus of $334,773 once capital grants are added. Reserves fell by $394,233 in the year. Much of the gap sits on two lines already noted: road washouts and the fire pumper truck.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$16,601adopted for 2026 on the Restructuring Committee expenses line
The administration budget has a line called Restructuring Committee expenses: $20,750 adopted for 2025, $4,149 actually spent (unaudited), and $16,601 adopted for 2026. The budget does not say what is being restructured. It spent far less than planned in 2025, so we raise this only as a question about purpose.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
$700,000provincial grant budgeted for 2026, up from $600,000
The Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund is a yearly provincial grant to smaller municipalities. The Township budgeted $600,000 from it in 2025, received $600,000, and budgeted $700,000 for 2026. Total operating revenue in the 2026 budget rises by $248,682, so the extra $100,000 is about 40% of that rise (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
In 2019, Strong had $2.3M more in cash and money owed to it than it owed to others. By 2025 it was −$3.3M. About 58% of that change ($3.2M) is a new accounting rule from 2023: towns must now record the future cost of closing things like a landfill. That is not new spending or borrowing. Even leaving that out, only 4 of 23 similar towns are in a weaker position.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
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