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Mount Elgin wastewater capacity expansion

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At a glance

Location
South-West Oxford
Responsible authority
Oxford County
Current stage
Approved allocation; delivery not verifiedAs of 2026-10-01
2026 allocation
$4,500,000
Next target
No next date listed

Increase wastewater treatment capacity for Mount Elgin.

County wastewater treatment capacity expansion.

Project 950905

Who approves and delivers this project?

Expenditure approval

Oxford County Council

County capital budget authority; individual votes not inferred.

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  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 45; printed page 45

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Asset owner and delivery lead

Oxford County Public Works

County project located within the local municipality; local council is not the County contract manager.

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  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 5; printed page 5

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Money

Project money

Annual allocation

2026 allocation
$4,500,000
2026 expenditure allocation including carryforward

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Project allocation as published; bid HST basis not established · 2026 expenditure allocation including carryforward
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  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 45; printed page 45

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Where the funding comes from

$4,611,265Listed funding total

  1. Water/wastewater rates and reservesDedicated 2026 capital account. See the budget row for financing timing.
    $691,93915% of listed total
  2. Development chargesDedicated 2026 capital account. See the budget row for financing timing.
    $424,3269.2% of listed total
  3. DebtDedicated 2026 capital account. See the budget row for financing timing.
    $3,495,00075.8% of listed total
This is the total of the listed financing amounts. It is not a confirmed whole-project funding total. Financing and expenditure allocations can differ because of carryforward and timing; the project notes explain the published basis. CAD.

Timeline

    No dated delivery milestones are published in this record.

    Contracts

    Contract award not confirmed.

    Decisions

    2025-12-10 · Oxford County Council

    2026 Business Plan and Budget approval

    County approval confirmed by the official budget hub; the detailed approved document is the financial source.

    $406,890,915 · Detailed document total of operating plus financed capital; the budget hub headline conflicts.

    Consequence: General levy: $96,680,548; library levy: $6,297,357; court security levy: $61,266. Water and wastewater are supported by utility rates.

    2 source records
    1. Business plans and budgets 2026 approved budget section

      Oxford County · 2026

      official approval summary · Primary record verified · The hub reports $406.1 million total and $278.2 million operating, while the approved detailed PDF reports $406,890,915 and $279,035,275.

    2. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 58; printed page 58

      Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

      approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

    Outcomes

    Completion not confirmed.

    Questions

    • What is the current approved project total, including carryforward and changes?
    • What spending and final completion or acceptance records are available?
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    Scope & interpretation notes
    • The $4.5 million expenditure allocation is $2.67 million carryforward plus $1.83 million new funding. Financed capital is $4,611,265 after timing adjustments, with $3,495,000 debt, $691,939 rates/reserves and $424,326 development charges.
    Make sense of the money

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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.

    Why are there different County totals?

    The detailed 2026 budget lists $279,035,275 in operating expenses and $127,855,640 in financed capital: $406,890,915 combined. The $103,039,171 property-tax requirement is a different measure, after other funding.

    The budget hub retains an earlier $406.1 million headline. Spending explanations here use the detailed approved schedule.

    Detailed approved budget ↗ · County budget hub ↗

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