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2026 Budget Survey

Welcome to the 2026 Budget Survey. 

Thank you in advance for taking the time to participate in this survey. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. 

The 2026 Municipal Budget Survey will close on July 31, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

1.  

Do you live and/or own a business in North Perth?

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2.  

What is your age?

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3.  

How familiar are you with how the Municipality develops its annual budgets?

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4.  

What topics are most important to you when it comes to the budget?

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5.  

Below is a list of services and/or facilities directly provided and/or subsidized by the Municipality of North Perth. Please indicate your opinion based on your experience about whether the current service level for each item should be increased, maintained or decreased.

Arenas and Community Centres
Building Services, Land Use Planning and Development
By-law Enforcement
Community and Recreation Programs
Childcare/Daycare Centres
Customer Service
Economic Development (including supports for local businesses)
Firefighting and Fire Prevention
Parks and Greenspaces
Trails
Library Services
Parking
Physician Recruitment and Healthcare System Engagement
Policing
Public Transit PC Connect/Mobility Bus
Road and Sidewalk Maintenance
Skills Development and Training (Set7)
Stormwater Management
Traffic and Transportation
Pedestrian Safety
Waste and Recycling Collection/Organic Waste Handling
Water and Wastewater Services
6.  

From the list of services and facilities shown in the previous question, which 5 would you prioritize for preserving or enhancing investment from municipal tax dollars?

10.  

The following services are partially funded by user fees. Of these, which services would you say warrant an increase in user fees to reduce reliance of property tax support of the costs to the Municipality.

12.  

Due to the increased cost of maintaining service levels and supporting infrastructure, the Municipality must balance property taxes with increasing demands for services. The Municipality must balance the budget in accordance with provincial mandate, and has some options to that end, including the management of services offered and the levels of said services.

Please indicate which of the following statements below comes close to capturing your point of view:

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