Municipal Government Guides

Learn how a municipality in Ontario operates, including the capital and operating budgets, property taxes and what services they’re responsible for providing their residents.

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Belleville’s municipally-owned lands

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Habitat Village project to deliver 66 units of affordable homeownership in Belleville

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Belleville’s incentive programs offered more in subsidies for downtown store facelifts ($25k) than to create affordable housing ($10k)

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Belleville homeowners paid 62% of the tax bill in 2025 and hold 75% of the property value

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Belleville granted $14.4M in industrial subsidies over 3 years, funded by property taxes

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Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)

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Base budget

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Tax Increment Equivalent Rebates (T.I.E.R)

Belleville
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Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward

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