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Explore the Township budget, distinguish operating costs from the tax levy, and follow every figure to the original documents.

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2026 total Township levy$12,000,400Operating + capital levy

Operating levy$7,524,800After operating revenue offsets

Capital levy$4,475,600Separate from gross operating costs

APPROVED BUDGET · GROSS OPERATING COSTS

Where is the operating money budgeted?

2026 TOTAL12.44MCanadian dollars

Category	2026 budget	Change 2025–26
Protective services	$3,876,200	4.4%
Transportation	$3,692,800	10.5%
General government	$2,498,300	7.8%
Recreation & culture	$1,394,700	-2.3%
Health services	$803,600	9.3%
Planning services	$173,000	-19.6%
Total gross operating	$12,438,600	+5.9%

Comparison uses 2025 and 2026 budget figures printed in the 2026 operating budget. These are budgeted costs, not audited actual spending.

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2026 APPROVED BUDGET · THIS PANEL DOES NOT CHANGE WITH THE COMPARISON YEAR

From gross costs to the 2026 operating levy

Gross operating costs$12,438,600

Less operating revenue− $4,913,800

Operating tax levy$7,524,800

Revenue offsets help fund services. The gross category chart should not be read as each category’s share of your property-tax bill.

Three tax-bill layers

Township: local services and capital needs.
County: regional services, budgeted separately.
Education: a separate component.

The Township reports a 3.73% levy increase and a 2.96% net taxpayer impact after assessment growth. An individual bill can differ.

Official tax and finance information

Oxford County spending belongs in the picture

The detailed approved County 2026 budget records $406,890,915 in expenses: $279,035,275 operating and $127,855,640 financed capital. The earlier budget webpage headline differs. These are County-wide figures, not Norwich’s allocation or an amount to add directly to the Township levy.

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Budget: Planned costs for a stated year or project.
Annual allocation: Funding assigned for one year. It may be part of a larger project.
Lifetime project budget: The stated budget for the full project across its years.
Forecast: An estimate of the eventual cost, as of the date shown.
Tax requirement (levy): The amount to raise from property taxes, after other funding.
Contract award: The accepted contract price, with its stated tax and scope.
Recorded costs or payments: Amounts reported for the period shown. They do not establish project completion.

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