June 23rd, 2012

Presentation to the Cavendish Community Ratepayers

Association Inc.

Total Dollars to be Collected by Township of Galway Cavendish &

HarveyCounty $6,254,474.00

Education $4,543,983.74

Township $6,876,475.67

Total $17,674,933.41

36%

27%

37%County

Education

Township

Municipal Levy Township of Galway Cavendish &

Harvey2011 Municipal Levy $6,724,645.22

2012 Municipal Levy $6,876,475.67

2012 Municipal Levy Increase

2.26%

2012 Municipal Budget

• 2012 Budget was passed on May 1st

• Overall Assessment Growth from 2011 is 8.21% and the increase attributed to growth is 1.16%

• Average Residential Assessment of $308,672.67 will increase of $17.08 over 2011

Township Expenses – Budget to Actual for 2011

Depart. 2011 Budget 2011 Actual

General Government

$1,455,766.66 $1,274,476.74

Other Protection

$1,620,280.00 $1,501,909.00

Roads $4,574,220.30 $4,371,933.55

Fire $790,294.87 $691,536.17

Township Expenses - Budget 2011 vs. 2012

Depart. 2011 Budget 2012 Budget

General Government

$1,455,766.66 $1,542,300.00

Other Protection

$1,620,280.00 $1,620,280.00

Roads $4,574,220.30 $4,690,550.00

Fire $790,294.87 $790,294.87

2012 Capital Expenses

2011 Budget

2011

Actual

2012

Budget

$1,325,600.39 $1,464,877.30 $1,698,396.09

Capital Budget

Roads Department• Tandem Truck • 2 - ½ Ton Trucks • GPS Units• John Deere Excavator• John Deere Mower

2012 Roads Project

• Clear Bay Road

• Adam and Eve Road (Engineering)

Capital Budget

Fire• Upgrades to Station #2 (Cavendish) • Cement Pad – Station #1• 2 ½ Ton Trucks • Side by Side Trailer – funded from reserves• Heavy Rescue Vehicle Tanker

Capital Budget

Galway Hall • $94,500 for Accessibility issues• $65,000 for Flooring (Galway Hall Board

donated $20,000) • $10,000 for Galway Hall Furnace (3 years)

Administration • $250,000 for BCC Rink (amount to be repaid

over 5 years -$61,000 raised to-date

Surface Treatment - 2012

• Various Roads will be surface treated in 2012

• Staff dealing with warranty issues on some of the roads that were surface treated last year

Economic Development Committee

• Farmers Market – May to September

• Circle Tour – Includes Buckhorn – Apsley – Kinmount – Bobcaygeon

• 4th Annual Heritage Day was held on February 18th, 2012 and was a Success

• Passport to Local Dining – June to August

• Cruise Night – May to September

• Fishing Derbies

Passport to Local Dining

• The following restaurants are participating – attend any 4 and have your name in a draw

Six Foot Bay Elim Lodge Cody Inn Mainstreet Landing Westwind Inn Viamede Beachwood Resort Ole Ice House

Waste Issues

• Elimination of Free Tip Pass• Financial – 2007 costs - $475,852.73 and in

2011 707,377.72.  This represents 49% increase

• 8 Townships + City of Peterborough transfer garbage to Bensfort Landfill

• In 2011 the tonnage increased 697.97 tonnes of that 502.54 tonnes generated by GCH – 72% increase

Waste Issues

• Bensfort site scheduled to close in 12 years

• We NEED TO REDUCE our garbage

• Council looking at other options to encourage more reduction and less waste

• Please Remember that staff at the transfer stations are following orders. The decision is made by Council not the attendants.

Waste Issues

• Effective September 1, 2012 each developed property will receive a Garbage Bag Usage Card

• This card will allow the user to dump 52 bags of garbage from September 1, 2012 to August 31st, 2013. The card will expire. If you need more than 52 you will be required to pay $1.00 per bag.

• The card will NOT be replaced if lost or stolen• Council will review this program in 2013 and

there may be further changes

Waste Issues

• Bear Proof Bins (4 additional bins)

• Bear Proof Fencing

Other Projects

• Roof over the Outdoor Sports Pad in Buckhorn - $250,000 budgeted – tender came in at $214,000

• Buckhorn Sports Committee will repay the Township over a 5 year period

• To-date - $61,000 has been raised and approximately $50,000 has been committed in pledges

• This is similar to the program the Township did for the original ice pad at Cavendish in 2003

Other Projects

• The Cavendish Rink cost was $83,000 and the Township provided bridge financing of approximately $47,550.

• The Cavendish Rink and play ground was updated in 2009 and the Township’s share was 49,500 (1/3 of the cost)

• Council is looking at a new logo and signage• Council is working on a Sustainability Plan

Thank You!

• Council Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.

• Planning meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month

• To be placed on an agenda please call Lois O’Neill, Clerk at Ext. 240

- Or -• Pat Kemp, CAO/Deputy Clerk 1-800-374-4009 Ext. 235Minutes and agendas are posted on the website