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Town of Harbour Grace 2027 Budget Survey

The Town of Harbour Grace is preparing its 2027 Municipal Budget and we want residents to help identify the priorities that matter most.

Municipal budgeting involves choices. Councils must balance maintaining existing services and infrastructure, responding to community needs, planning for the future, and keeping municipal taxes and fees affordable.

This short survey is designed to help Council understand where residents believe investment should be prioritized--and where spending could be maintained, reduced or approached differently.

The survey should take approximately 5-8 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous and will be summarized for Council as part of the 2027 budget deliberations.
Residency
1.How long have you lived in Harbour Grace?
2.What are the age ranges of individuals in your household? (select all that apply)
3.Which of the following describes your connection to Harbour Grace? (select all that apply)
Your 2027 Budget Priorities
4.If additional revenue is required to maintain municipal services, which approach would you prefer Council consider FIRST?
5.If Council could increase investment in only THREE areas in 2027, which should receive the highest priority?
6.If the Town needed to reduce or defer spending, which THREE areas would you be most willing to see reduced, deferred or delivered differently?
Municipal Services
7.Overall, how satisfied are you with the value you receive from municipal services for the taxes and fees you pay?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
8.Which THREE municipal services or areas do you believe need the most improvement?
Infrastructure & Future Investment
9.When funding is limited, which approach should the Town generally prioritize?
10.Looking ahead over the next 3 – 5 years, which FIVE infrastructure investments should receive the highest priority?
Recreation, Programs & Events
11.When considering recreation spending, where should the Town place the greatest priority?
12.Which approach best reflects how you would like the Town to handle community events?
Economic Development
13.Which economic development activities should the Town prioritize? Select up to THREE.
You Set the Budget
Property taxes are based on two separate factors. The Municipal Assessment Agency (MAA), independent of the Town, determines the assessed value of properties in Town of Harbour Grace. Town Council does not determine property assessments.

Each year, Council sets the Town's mil rate as part of the municipal budget process. The mil rate is applied to the assessed value of a property to calculate property tax. As a result, a change in a property's assessed value does not necessarily mean that Council has increased the mil rate.
14.If property assessments increase across the Town, which approach would you prefer Council consider when setting the 2027 mil rate?
15.Before this survey, how familiar were you with the difference between your property assessment and the Town's mil rate?
Looking Ahead
16.Which ONE issue do you believe will be the biggest challenge facing the Town of Harbour Grace over the next five years?
17.What ONE improvement would make the biggest positive difference in your daily life in Town of Harbour Grace?
18.Imagine you are Council and you have a total budget of $100 to invest in municipal priorities. How would you divide it?
Your $100
Roads, sidewalks & transportation
Snow clearing & ice control
Parks, trails & recreation
Fire & emergency services
Community programs & events
Economic development
Environment & climate resilience
Municipal facilities & infrastructure
Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to share your input. Your feedback will be summarized and presented to Council during budget deliberations. The results will help Council better understand residents'
priorities as it considers municipal services, infrastructure investment and affordability.