TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT INFORMATION 8 Zorra Now | Spring 2026 Zorra Now | Spring 2026 9 Tax Department Council approved the 2026 Budget at the December 3, 2025, meeting and reports are available on our website for your information. Township Tax Rates are being presented to Council for approval on May 6, 2026, now that the County of Oxford has finalized 2026 tax ratios. Some key points include: • The Capital Budget total $8,532,761 and is funded from reserves, grants and donations • The Operating Budget requires $12,829,962 collected from taxes to fund 2026 operations and transfers to reserves • Total taxes to be collected for 2026 is $12,829,962 and represents an increase of 3.09% over 2025 • The Township saw a less than 1% increase in assessment growth • The anticipated increase in the Township tax rate is 3.59% Planning and Development Services 0.3% Agriculture and Drainage Services 1.2% Health Services 1.4% General Government Services 4.4% Recreation Services 13.6% OPP Contract 11.0% Fire Services 11.8% Animal Control and ByLaw 0.3% Transportation Services 56.0% Where do my 2026 local Zorra tax dollars go? Taxes per Level of Government Residential Single Family Home Total Taxes Zorra County Education - Provincial Assessment Value (based on January 1, 2016 as per the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) $275,000 2025 Taxes $ 3,670.88 $ 1,811.70 $ 1,438.43 $ 420.75 2026 Taxes $ 3,802.51 $ 1,867.63 $ 1,514.13 $ 420.75 Tax Change $ 131.63 $ 55.93 $ 75.70 $ - 2026 Tax % Increase over 2025 3.59% 3.09% 5.26% 0.00% Recreation Department
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