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The money · 2024

How Thornloe'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 2024, the latest year the town has reported to the Province.

Why 2024 and not this year? A budget is a plan. These figures are what actually happened, checked by an auditor and reported to Ontario. The 2025 report is not out yet.

Money in: $441K

Where the town's money came from in 2024.

27%

13%

55%

Property taxes$117K27%
Money from Ontario (no strings)$58,15013%
Grants for specific projects$243K55%
Fees people pay$15,9074%
Everything else$6,7452%

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Category	Amount	Share
Property taxes	$116,883	26.5%
Money from Ontario (no strings)	$58,150	13.2%
Grants for specific projects	$243,358	55.2%
Fees people pay	$15,907	3.6%
Everything else	$6,745	1.5%
Total	$441,043	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.
Fees people pay: Water and sewer bills, dump fees, arena rentals, permits and similar charges.

Money out: $224K on services

Day-to-day spending in 2024, by service. On top of this, the town recorded $37,016 of "wear and tear" on things it owns. That is an accounting cost, not cash out the door, so it is left out here.

40%

15%

21%

Running the town office$89,82240%
Police, fire and safety$34,41115%
Roads and snow$46,17821%
Water, sewers and garbage$21,83210%
Health$14,1556%
Social services$5,9943%
Housing$4,9452%
Parks, arena and library$5,9473%
Planning and business$3470%

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Category	Amount	Share
Running the town office	$89,822	40.2%
Police, fire and safety	$34,411	15.4%
Roads and snow	$46,178	20.6%
Water, sewers and garbage	$21,832	9.8%
Health	$14,155	6.3%
Social services	$5,994	2.7%
Housing	$4,945	2.2%
Parks, arena and library	$5,947	2.7%
Planning and business	$347	0.2%
Total	$223,631	100%

Running the town office

$89,822

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.

+42% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Senior management$86,209+49%
The top managers who run the town day to day.
Council$3,613
Pay and expenses for the mayor and councillors, and council meetings.

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Item	Amount	Change
Senior management	$86,209	+48.7%
Council	$3,613	–

Roads and snow

$46,178

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

−21% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Gravel roads$43,272−21%
Grading and fixing gravel roads.
Street lights$2,004
Power and repairs for street lights.
Airport$902
A local airport or airstrip.

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Item	Amount	Change
Gravel roads	$43,272	−21.0%
Street lights	$2,004	–
Airport	$902	–

Police, fire and safety

$34,411

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

+32% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Police (OPP contract)$20,383
What the town pays for policing.
Fire department$10,932
Firefighters, trucks and fire halls.
Building permits$2,534
Checking that new buildings are safe.
Emergency planning$562
Getting ready for floods, storms and other emergencies.

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Item	Amount	Change
Police (OPP contract)	$20,383	–
Fire department	$10,932	–
Building permits	$2,534	–
Emergency planning	$562	–

Water, sewers and garbage

$21,832

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

−4% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

The dump (landfill)$9,810
Running the landfill, and saving up to close it safely one day.
Garbage pickup$6,571
Trucks that collect garbage.
Sewage treatment$5,450
Cleaning sewage before it goes back into nature (Tweed uses lagoons).
Recycling$1
Recycling and composting.

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Item	Amount	Change
The dump (landfill)	$9,810	–
Garbage pickup	$6,571	–
Sewage treatment	$5,450	–
Recycling	$1	–

Health

$14,155

Public health, ambulances and cemeteries.

+9% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Ambulance$8,849
Paramedics and ambulances.
Public health$4,227
Health inspections and programs.
Cemeteries$1,079
Looking after town cemeteries.

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Item	Amount	Change
Ambulance	$8,849	–
Public health	$4,227	–
Cemeteries	$1,079	–

Social services

$5,994

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

+36% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Income support$5,279
Help for people with very low income.
Child care$715
Daycare and early learning.

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Item	Amount	Change
Income support	$5,279	–
Child care	$715	–

Parks, arena and library

$5,947

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

+1% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Arena and buildings$5,699
The arena, pool, community centre and halls.
Library$248
The public library.

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Item	Amount	Change
Arena and buildings	$5,699	–
Library	$248	–

Housing

$4,945

Affordable and social housing.

−26% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Public housing$4,945
Homes owned by government.

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Item	Amount	Change
Public housing	$4,945	–

Planning and business

$347

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

−66% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)

Farms and forests$347
Programs for farms and forests.

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Item	Amount	Change
Farms and forests	$347	–

What the money bought

The same 2024 spending, sorted by what it paid for rather than which service.

Outside companies$123K
Work the town pays other companies to do, like policing, paving or consultants.
Supplies and utilities$42,397
Gravel, salt, fuel, electricity, heating, office supplies and repairs.
Staff pay and benefits$29,308
Wages, benefits and pensions for town workers.
Money given to others$24,917
Grants and payments to other groups, like the conservation authority.
Rent and money costs$3,850
Renting equipment or space, bank fees, and some accounting costs.

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Item	Amount
Outside companies	$123,159
Supplies and utilities	$42,397
Staff pay and benefits	$29,308
Money given to others	$24,917
Rent and money costs	$3,850

Staff

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2019	1	0
2020	0	3
2021	0	3
2022	0	1
2023	0	1
2024	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.

$441K

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Year	Money in	Day-to-day spending
2019	$390K	$202K
2020	$263K	$226K
2021	$224K	$181K
2022	$273K	$218K
2023	$203K	$242K
2024	$441K	$224K

Town property tax

Up 29% since 2019. Prices rose 18%.

$117K

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Year	Town property tax
2019	$90,768
2020	$90,540
2021	$93,277
2022	$98,622
2023	$111K
2024	$117K

Savings (reserves)

Money set aside for repairs, equipment and emergencies.

$180K

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Year	Savings
2019	$161K
2020	$186K
2021	$204K
2022	$181K
2023	$180K
2024	$180K

What the town owes

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

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Year	Long-term loans	Temporary loans
2019	$0	$0
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$0	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$0	$0

Building new things

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

$224K

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Year	Built or bought	Wore out (amortization)
2019	$30,178	$23,468
2020	$23,396	$23,834
2021	$36,465	$24,545
2022	$114K	$25,463
2023	$0	$37,038
2024	$224K	$37,016

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.