Scugog Budget

At this time the Township is focusing on improving the condition of existing hard surfaced roads before any additional roads are hard surfaced.  However, St. Christophe’s Beach Road is in our forecast for gravel resurfacing in 2023, which should significantly improve the surface of the road.

1. The reconstruction Old Simcoe Road from Reach Street to Queen Street is currently in our forecast for 2025.  The Township has scheduled this work after the majority of the construction on the west side of Old Simcoe Road will be completed to avoid damage to the newly constructed road from construction equipment.
2. With respect to the repair in front of your house, we need your address in order to provide a specific response.  Please contact works@scugog.ca with the information and we will give you an update.
3. Sewers and sidewalks do not have a direct relationship on the determination of Property Tax. Property tax calculations have many factors with each class having a defined ratio that is a combination of Region of Durham tax rates, the Education tax rates as well as the Township's portion. MPAC determines the property assessment values which along with the ratio is used to determine the amount of tax collected for each property based on the yearly budget set by the Township.

In regards to your question about installing more streetlights on Aldred Drive - the Township does not install streetlights outside of the urban areas. This is due to budget as well as concerns of many residents.

While some questions may appear to “predispose the answers” that is not our intention.  We are looking for honest feedback and if you feel more comments are needed or more questions should be asked, we welcome the input.  Creating a survey that will produce useful feedback is always a challenge and we do look at the feedback when the next year’s survey is drafted.

The Industrial Storm Water Pond is forecasted in the budget for 2023. It has been delayed due to staff workload related to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we plan to start the design process shortly.

The Township has undertaken several initiatives to protect our greenspaces and wildlife in the community.  For instance, the Township recently approved a Waterfront Action Plan to revitalize the Port Perry Waterfront.  The Plan includes recommendations for short, medium, and long-term actions for recreation, natural and cultural heritage features, economic development, and tourism on the waterfront to ensure that Port Perry continues to be a vibrant and thriving community for residents and visitors.  Several projects that have been identified in the Plan will be included in the 2022 budget.  Another example is the Lake Scugog Enhancement Project which is an environmental improvement and dredging project for Port Perry Bay that will benefit the whole lake. The range of benefits is broad, including environmental, social, economic, tourism and recreation.  The Township’s portion of the costs to implement this project will be included in the budget.

The supply of potable water is provided by the Region of Durham.  For existing roads, requests can be made directly to the Region and the existing property owners would be required to cover the cost of the watermain across their frontage.  To accommodate this the Region uses a petition process to determine if enough property owners support this.

The Township of Scugog, Region of Durham, and other local stakeholders such as the BIA and Chamber of Commerce will work together to undertake a business retention and expansion program across multiple sectors within the Township of Scugog. This robust program aims to visit with 100+ businesses across Scugog’s most prominent industries including tourism, retail, agriculture, and light manufacturing.  This Program will develop informed and meaningful economic development actions that will help the Township’s businesses grow and succeed in a post-COVID world.  Funding is being allocated in the 2022 budget to pay for this project.

 The Township is also working with the Region of Durham to preservice the Port Perry Employment Area.  Based on the business inquiries that we have received, the preservicing of these lands will attract light manufacturing and office development to the Township.