The 2010 Municipal Budget for the Township of Whitewater Region was passed by Council at their meeting on June 16th, 2010.  Total budgeted revenue for 2010 is $6,372,319 with $2,796,647 of this amount coming from property taxation and $1,189,000 from the Ontario Government through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF).  Deferred revenue totaling $240,121 has been transferred into this year’s budget for road purposes.   This represents money that was received in 2008 through grant programs but was not used for road projects.  A total of $415,261 from our 2009 and 2010 gas tax revenue will be transferred into this year’s budget for road purposes.  A total of $73,000 will be withdrawn from reserves for road/paving purposes and $2,336 will be withdrawn from reserves for sewer purposes.  Over $13,000 will be withdrawn from the OPGC reserve for a contribution to the Beachburg Agricultural Society plus money for the Beachburg and Haley water systems

The 2010 total budgeted expenditures have decreased $745,009 over the 2009 budgeted amount.  Policing costs have increased to $617,737.  The Fire Department’s budgeted expenditures include $22,500 for building maintenance (heating, garage doors, oil tank) and $83,730 in capital items.  The Administration Department’s major budgeted expenditure is for the final work on the municipal office.  The Public Works Department’s budget includes a tandem truck, multi-purpose loader and over $873,264 for major road construction.   The Waste Management Department’s budget includes $10,000 for development at the landfill site and $15,000 transferred into reserves.  A total of $10,000 has been budgeted for a new dock in Lapasse.  Over $41,000 in grants will be paid to the Recreation Associations and $33,000 will be paid to the Whitewater Region Public Library. In the 2010 budget we carried over a surplus from 2009 in the amount of $14,596.