Thank You for Your Input!
The Town of Lincoln’s Budget Survey is now closed. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping decision-making for the 2025 Budget and ensuring we continue to provide programs and services that matter to you.
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We appreciate your time and engagement in this important process.
How your Town Budget Works
Meeting Council Priorities Through an Open and Transparent Budget Process
Each year, the Town of Lincoln creates an operating budget, a capital budget, and a 10-year capital forecast.
The Town of Lincoln values the input of all residents, business owners and stakeholders towards the critical decisions made on our annual budget. Many factors affect the Town’s budget, and Town staff continually balance necessary costs and priorities while maintaining the service levels that our community expects.
Capital Budget Investment
Below are some highlights on Capital Budget infrastructure investments according to ward. (Long-term borrowing reflects annual principal and interest payments to repay long-term borrowing taken out for completed capital projects.).
Key Capital Investments by Ward (2021 to 2026)
Operating Budget
Below are the highlights of the Town's 2024 Operating Budget Expenditure ($M) by department. The operating budget is composed of day-to-day operating of providing services, repairs and maintenance of assets, low-value capital renewal programs, and daily activities of the organization, including salaries and wages, programs and services, and utilities.
Tax Distribution & Value for Tax Dollar
Services funded by your Property Tax Bill Lincoln’s tax bill accounts for three agencies. The Town collects the property taxes for all three and then pays the Region and the School Board portions to them, which they use to deliver their services. The Town of Lincoln’s portion of the tax bill is used to deliver a number of services that make Lincoln a place to grow, prosper and belong. Each dollar of the Town of Lincoln property tax portion of your bill goes towards:
Service Area | Share of the Tax Bill |
|---|---|
| Parks, Facilities, Recreation and Culture | 23 cents |
| Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure | 21 cents |
| Capital Levy and Special Infrastructure Levy | 18 cents |
| Legislative, Administrative and General Government | 13 cents |
| Fire Rescue Service | 10 cents |
| Planning and Municipal Law Enforcement | 5 cents |
| Agencies, Boards and Committees | 5 cents |
| Economic Development and Communications | 5 cents |
In 2024, this means for the average residential home with an assessed value of $383,000, property taxes paid would be approximately $5,520;
- $2,874 collected on behalf of Niagara Region and paid to the Region,
- $586 collected on behalf of the School Boards and paid to the School Boards, and
- $2,060 retained by the Town to pay for its programs and services as follows:
Public Works (Road Maintenance, Snow Clearing, Stormwater, Environmental) | $433 |
| Community Services (Parks, Arenas, Museum, Recreation & Culture) | $474 |
Capital Projects and Infrastructure | $371 |
| Council, Legislative Services and Administration | $267 |
| Fire | $206 |
| Public Library | $103 |
| Economic Development and Communications | $103 |
| Planning, Development and Municipal Law Enforcement | $103 |
| Total Town of Lincoln | $2,060 |
