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Parks - Downtown Garden Upgrade

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At a glance

Location: Ingersoll
Responsible authority: Ingersoll
Current stage: In ProgressAs of 2026-06-30
2026 allocation: $30,000
Next target: No next date listed

This budget request is to remove/upgrade the former Community in Blooms gardens in the downtown core. Although Ingersoll was successful with Communities in Blooms in the past, we are no longer active in the program. The three gardens that we are proposing upgrades on are all overgrown and are difficult to maintain. Some of them could even pose safety issues, specifically the Foodland garden where it's hard to see traffic coming out of the parking lot. This proposal includes the following three gardens: Foodland - remove plant material from both gardens and replace with topsoil and sod. Mc Donalds/Shoppers - remove plant material and replace with topsoil and sod. Regis - remove plant material, replace with A gravel and pour concrete. We will then install one new bench, one new bike rack and three new planter boxes (final plans subject to change) Once complete the lawncare responsibilities for Regis and Shoppers would fall on the business/plaza owners.

Who approves and delivers this project?

Budget and delivery

Town of Ingersoll — Community Services

The service department manages delivery. Finance reports actual spending. Council approves appropriations and changes.

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T-022-26 — Q 2 operating and capital variance report Capital status pages 3–7; operating summaries pages 10–11; all 41 detailed department/facility tables pages 12–52.
Town of Ingersoll · Published 2026-08-10 · Event/reporting date 2026-08-10 · sixmonthsended 2026-06-30
Received as information; annualbudgetcolumn asreported June 30 · Primary record verified

Money

Project money

Annual allocation

2026 allocation: $30,000

Recorded spending

Expenditure through 2026-06-30: $1,350

CAD · Not separately specified in capital schedule · 2026 capital allocation

Sources for these figures · 2

2026–2027 Mayor’s Budget179 pages; original operating summary on physical page 18; capital funding on page 130; project sheets pages 131–179.
T-022-26 — Q 2 operating and capital variance reportCapital status pages 3–7; operating summaries pages 10–11; all 41 detailed department/facility tables pages 12–52.

2 source records

2026–2027 Mayor’s Budget 179 pages; original operating summary on physical page 18; capital funding on page 130; project sheets pages 131–179.
Town of Ingersoll · Published 2026-01-12 · Event/reporting date 2026-01-12 · 2026–2027
Mayor’sbudget; Councilshortenedamendmentperiod Jan 12; originalversionpreserved · Primary record verified
T-022-26 — Q 2 operating and capital variance report Capital status pages 3–7; operating summaries pages 10–11; all 41 detailed department/facility tables pages 12–52.
Town of Ingersoll · Published 2026-08-10 · Event/reporting date 2026-08-10 · sixmonthsended 2026-06-30
Received as information; annualbudgetcolumn asreported June 30 · Primary record verified

Where the funding comes from

$30,000Listed funding total

ReservesOriginal January 2026 capital funding schedule, physical PDFp 130; funding may be later amended.
$30,000100% of listed total

Listed funding adds to the 2026 allocation amount. CAD.

Sources for these figures · 2

2026–2027 Mayor’s Budget179 pages; original operating summary on physical page 18; capital funding on page 130; project sheets pages 131–179.
T-022-26 — Q 2 operating and capital variance reportCapital status pages 3–7; operating summaries pages 10–11; all 41 detailed department/facility tables pages 12–52.

Timeline

Date not established
original target
Original project-sheet schedule
Start: Spring 2026; completion: Spring 2026. Budget book physical PDF page 169. These are targets, not confirmed dates.
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1. 2026–2027 Mayor’s Budget 179 pages; original operating summary on physical page 18; capital funding on page 130; project sheets pages 131–179.
  Town of Ingersoll · Published 2026-01-12 · Event/reporting date 2026-01-12 · 2026–2027
  Mayor’sbudget; Councilshortenedamendmentperiod Jan 12; originalversionpreserved · Primary record verified

Contracts

Contract award not confirmed.

Decisions

No separate decision record is linked. Approval details may appear in the timeline or source documents.

Outcomes

Completion not confirmed.

Questions

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Scope & interpretation notes

Annual allocation and YTD expense, not lifetime project cost. T-022-26 PDFp 6.

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.

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