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Otterville pool replacement: preliminary design and grant application

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At a glance

Location
Norwich
Responsible authority
Norwich Township
Current stage
Preliminary consulting authorized; construction and grant award not establishedAs of 2026-09-08
Original budget
$60,000
Next target
No next date listed

A grant application and up-to-$60,000 preliminary consulting authority have been approved. Full pool construction is not funded by this authorization.

Who approves and delivers this project?

Approves funding

Township Council

Approves reserve draw and scope.

2 source records
  1. CAO 2026-29 — Otterville pool grant application full report

    Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

    published staff report · Primary record verified · Downloaded and extracted underlying primary PDF.

  2. Council minutes 09/08 relevant resolution noted in connected record

    Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

    adopted minutes · Primary record verified

Execution

Chief Administrative Officer

Executes authorized cost-sharing/consulting steps within Council authority.

2 source records
  1. CAO 2026-29 — Otterville pool grant application full report

    Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

    published staff report · Primary record verified · Downloaded and extracted underlying primary PDF.

  2. Council minutes 09/08 relevant resolution noted in connected record

    Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

    adopted minutes · Primary record verified

Money

Project money

Budget and forecast

Original published budget
$60,000

Annual allocation

2026 allocation
$60,000
upset authorization; not complete project lifetime cost

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · as stated in authorization · upset authorization; not complete project lifetime cost
Sources for these figures · 2
  1. CAO 2026-29 — Otterville pool grant applicationfull report
  2. Council minutes 09/08relevant resolution noted in connected record
2 source records
  1. CAO 2026-29 — Otterville pool grant application full report

    Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

    published staff report · Primary record verified · Downloaded and extracted underlying primary PDF.

  2. Council minutes 09/08 relevant resolution noted in connected record

    Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

    adopted minutes · Primary record verified

Where the funding comes from

$60,000Listed funding total

  1. Otterville Pool ReserveAuthorized maximum draw
    $60,000100% of listed total
Listed funding adds to the 2026 allocation amount. CAD.
Sources for these figures · 2
  1. CAO 2026-29 — Otterville pool grant applicationfull report
  2. Council minutes 09/08relevant resolution noted in connected record

Timeline

    No dated delivery milestones are published in this record.

    Contracts

    Contract award not confirmed.

    Decisions

    2026-09-08 · Resolution23

    Otterville pool: grant application and preliminary design

    Carried

    $60,000 · maximum delegated consulting authorization, not replacement construction budget

    Consequence: CAO may award single-source preliminary design/cost work funded by Pool Reserve; no grant award or full replacement contract established.

    2 source records
    1. Council minutes 09/08 relevant resolution noted in connected record

      Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

      adopted minutes · Primary record verified

    2. CAO 2026-29 — Otterville pool grant application full report

      Township of Norwich · Published 2026-09-08 · Event/reporting date 2026-09-08 · 2026

      published staff report · Primary record verified · Downloaded and extracted underlying primary PDF.

    Outcomes

    Completion not confirmed.

    Questions

    • Who received the delegated consulting contract, for what amount?
    • Was a grant awarded, and what is the complete replacement cost and local share?
    Ask about this projectCompare candidates on public spending

    Related issues

    What is the plan if the pool grant succeeds—and if it does not?
    Scope & interpretation notes
    • Do not count authorization as money spent.
    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 ↗

    Open the full money explanation