Township of Alnwick/Haldimand 2026 Budget Survey

Help us set the 2026 Budget for the Township!

The Township of Alnwick/Haldimand is asking for resident input on the current and future funding of services and programs. This community input will be reviewed by Council and staff during the development of the 2026 Budget to help prioritize spending and projects for the upcoming year.

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* 1. How did you hear about this survey?

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* 2. Please select your age group:

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Prefer not to say

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* 3. How many years have you lived in the Township?

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11-20 years

More than 21 years

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* 4. If you are a resident, which hamlet is closest to your home?

Burnley

Centreton

Fenella

Grafton

Lakeport

Roseneath

Vernonville

Rural Alnwick

Rural Haldimand

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are you familiar with the Township's budget or the process of creating a budget?

Not familiar

Somewhat familiar

Familiar

Very familiar

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* 6. Are you familiar with the services the Township provides?

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* 7. Overall, how would you rate the value received from your taxes?

1 being least amount of value, 10 being high amount of value

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 8. Please expand on your rating of value (optional).

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* 9. In your own opinion, please rank the following from most to least important in terms of funding (1 being most important and 9 being least important)

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* 10. Are there any other services important to you that are not on this list? (optional).

The following list is a break-down of how the Township funds its departments and services. Please refer to the percentages when completing the rest of this survey.

Governance & Administration: 13.6%
Fire & Emergency Services: 13.6%
By-law: 1.0%
Protective Services (Policing): 13.0%
Public Works: 37.0%
Environmental / Conservation: 2.5%
Library: 3.4%
Parks & Recreation: 7.5%
Recreation & Culture: 5.0%
Planning: 3.0%

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* 11. In your opinion, please rate the following Township services based on their value for dollar. Do you feel you receive Excellent/Bad service based on the service area expenditures identified in the bar graph above? (Dollar values provided are approximate).

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Bad
Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, etc.) ($1.2million)	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, etc.) ($1.2million) Excellent	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, etc.) ($1.2million) Good	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, etc.) ($1.2million) Fair	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, etc.) ($1.2million) Poor	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, etc.) ($1.2million) Bad
Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million)	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Excellent	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Good	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Fair	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Poor	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Bad
By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000)	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Excellent	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Good	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Fair	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Poor	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Bad
Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million)	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Excellent	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Good	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Fair	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Poor	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Bad
Public Works (Winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million)	Public Works (Winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Excellent	Public Works (Winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Good	Public Works (Winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Fair	Public Works (Winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Poor	Public Works (Winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Bad
Environment/Conservation ($220,000)	Environment/Conservation ($220,000) Excellent	Environment/Conservation ($220,000) Good	Environment/Conservation ($220,000) Fair	Environment/Conservation ($220,000) Poor	Environment/Conservation ($220,000) Bad
Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000)	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Excellent	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Good	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Fair	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Poor	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Bad
Parks, Recreation & Facilities (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, etc.) ($1.1million)	Parks, Recreation & Facilities (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, etc.) ($1.1million) Excellent	Parks, Recreation & Facilities (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, etc.) ($1.1million) Good	Parks, Recreation & Facilities (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, etc.) ($1.1million) Fair	Parks, Recreation & Facilities (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, etc.) ($1.1million) Poor	Parks, Recreation & Facilities (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, etc.) ($1.1million) Bad
Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.) ($250,000)	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.) ($250,000) Excellent	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.) ($250,000) Good	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.) ($250,000) Fair	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.) ($250,000) Poor	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.) ($250,000) Bad

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* 12. Please let us know if you think the funding should be increased, maintained, or decreased for the following Township services (dollar values provided are approximate).

	Increased	Maintained	Decreased
Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, cemeteries, etc.) ($1.2million)	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, cemeteries, etc.) ($1.2million) Increased	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, cemeteries, etc.) ($1.2million) Maintained	Governance & Administration (Council and advisory committees, elections, strategic planning, communications & community engagement, financial management, legal and privacy, insurance, accessibility, heritage, cemeteries, etc.) ($1.2million) Decreased
Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million)	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Increased	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Maintained	Fire & Emergency Services ($1.1 million) Decreased
By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000)	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Increased	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Maintained	By-Law (Special Occasion Permits, Short-term Accommodation Licensing, By-law Enforcement, etc.) ($75,000) Decreased
Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million)	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Increased	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Maintained	Protective Services (Policing) ($1.25 million) Decreased
Public Works (winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million)	Public Works (winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Increased	Public Works (winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Maintained	Public Works (winter maintenance, roads & bridges, etc.) ($3.2 million) Decreased
Environment/Conservation ($200,000)	Environment/Conservation ($200,000) Increased	Environment/Conservation ($200,000) Maintained	Environment/Conservation ($200,000) Decreased
Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000)	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Increased	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Maintained	Library (Administration, wages, programming, collection development, rent, etc.) ($285,000) Decreased
Parks, Recreation & Culture (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, heritage etc.) ($1.1 million)	Parks, Recreation & Culture (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, heritage etc.) ($1.1 million) Increased	Parks, Recreation & Culture (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, heritage etc.) ($1.1 million) Maintained	Parks, Recreation & Culture (Arena and Ball Diamond operations, grass cutting & community gardening, beach & boat launch maintenance, recreational programs and activities, heritage etc.) ($1.1 million) Decreased
Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.)($250,000)	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.)($250,000) Increased	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.)($250,000) Maintained	Planning (Zoning By-Laws, Official Plans, severances, minor variance applications, etc.)($250,000) Decreased

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* 13. One part of the budget process is balancing the budget. Please rank the following from most to least favorable methods for balancing the 2026 Budget.

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* 14. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, we appreciate your feedback. If you have any general comments, an idea, or project that you would like to share with us, please let us know in the space below.