The Township’s published 2026 levy is $7,712,934; the tax page labels its year-over-year increase 9.13%.
South-West Oxford: 2026 property taxes04Issues & decisionsSouth-West Oxford
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A 9.13% larger Township levy. What did it buy?
The tax increase is visible.
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The issue, explained
One bill. Three different decisions.
One property-tax bill
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Separate decisions; box sizes are not tax shares.$7,712,9342026 Township levy
+9.13%Township levy increase
Township
South-West Oxford adopts its local levy for Township services and commitments.
County
Oxford County adopts a separate levy for County responsibilities.
Education
Ontario sets education property-tax rates. This is a separate component collected with the municipal bill.
Ask the people in chargeWhat share of the increase is a continuing annual obligation?
The 9.13% figure is the total local levy increase, not a combined household tax increase. No proportional tax-bill chart or individual-property estimate is implied.
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Compare in depthWhat the evidence establishes
The December 16 minutes record a $200,000 debenture payment added for construction of the new municipal facility.
South-West Oxford Council minutes, December 16, 2025In the same discussion, the Treasurer said building-permit revenue was reduced by $60,000 and explained a boundary-adjustment funding arrangement in which 80% would be returned.
South-West Oxford Council minutes, December 16, 2025The choices on the table
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How we got here
- Approved
Council adopted the 2026 budget
Resolution 14 passes the budget by-law. The minutes also record questions about the cost changes.
South-West Oxford Council minutes, December 16, 2025
Questions that still deserve an explanation
- What share of the increase is a continuing annual obligation?
- What are the new facility’s total annual debt, operating and maintenance costs?
- Which service results should residents use to judge the increase?
Sources and corrections
- South-West Oxford: 2026 property taxesConfirms $7,712,934 Township levy and 9.13% increase. That is the total levy increase, not the increase for every property or the combined tax bill.
- South-West Oxford Council minutes, December 16, 2025 Dec 16, 2025Budget discussion records Treasurer Brooke Crane’s explanation; Resolution 14 adopts By-law 77-2025. Moving and seconding are not treated as a complete individual voting record.
Reviewed Oct 1, 2026. Original records may describe earlier events.
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2026 adopted combined expenditure schedule
combined operating/capital/reserve-transfer expenditure budget · 2026$29,477,530Service budget context, not a dedicated allocation to this issue.2026 adopted sources of financing
sources of financing · 2026$29,477,530Service budget context, not a dedicated allocation to this issue.Separate records and funding scopes; amounts are not added together.
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South-West Oxford · 2026
2026 adopted combined expenditure schedule
combined operating/capital/reserve-transfer expenditure budget
$29,477,530Service financial context; not a dedicated allocation to every linked issue.
South-West Oxford · 2026
2026 adopted sources of financing
sources of financing
$29,477,530Service financial context; not a dedicated allocation to every linked issue.
South-West Oxford · 2026
2026 adopted departmental net tax requirement
net levy
$7,712,934Service financial context; not a dedicated allocation to every linked issue.
South-West Oxford · 2026
Selected explicit capital lines in adopted Schedule A
partial capital allocation extract
Not establishedService financial context; not a dedicated allocation to every linked issue.
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