Municipality of South Bruce 2025 Budget Survey | Switchboard

1.

Are you responding as a South Bruce resident, business owner or farmer?

Resident

Business Owner

Farmer

2.

Do you own or rent your current place of residence?

Own

Rent

3.

You do not have to be familiar with the Municipal budget to take part in this survey, but we would like to understand how familiar the community is with the budget. How familiar are you with how the Municipality of South Bruce develops their annual budget?

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not at all familiar

4.

How familiar are you with how the Municipality of South Bruce makes decisions about operating and capital spending each year?

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not at all familiar

5.

How familiar are you with the services and programs funded by the Municipality of South Bruce annual budget?

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not at all familiar

8.

From your perspective, and recognizing that not everything is within the Municipality's control, what are the most important local issues facing the Municipality at the present time? (Rank below items with 1 - most important to 12 - least important)

Crime/Criminal activity

Select

Economy/jobs/economic issues

Select

Health/public health

Select

Property taxes

Select

Utilities - water, wastewater, hydro

Select

Housing/accomodations

Select

Cost of living

Select

Social Issues - e.g. poverty, social services and resources, childcare

Select

Addiction and overdoses

Select

Evironmnet/environmental issues/sustainability

Select

Goverance and transparentcy - e.g. bylaws, resident-government relations, community engagement activities

Select

Infrastructure/transportation

Select

9.

If the most important local issue facing the Municipality wasn't listed above, please tell us what it is.

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10.

To balance the budget as required by law, the Municipality of South Bruce has a number of options to consider. Which of the following options would you prefer the Municipality use to balance its budget?

Increase property taxes

Introduce new user fees for some Municipal services that currently have no fees

Increase user fees for Municipal services that currently have fees

Reduce the level of Municipal services - e.g. hours, frequency

11.

Would you be willing to pay more for the Municipal portion of the property tax bill to increase levels of service?

No

Undecided

A cost of living increase

A further 3% increase (Approx. $22.61 per $100,000 of assessment)

A further 2% increase (Approx. $15.07 per $100,000 of assessment)

A further 1% increase (Approx. $7.53 per $100,000 of assessment)

12.

Please indicate how you would prefer to learn about Municipal issues/events/initiatives: (Select all that apply)

14.

How did you find out about the Budget 2025 Survey?

15.

Finally, the Municipality of South Bruce would like to know if you have any further comments/suggestions to add about any topics covered in this survey. Please type your comments in the space provided.

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