Pelham Operating Budget

The Pelham operating budgets are the net expenses and miscellaneous revenues before  property tax revenue.  It is the planned operating spending of the Town. 

Increased growth, like new homes, will increase our operating costs (ie snowplowing and other services).  The Town budget covers salaries, wages and benefit's, supplies, contract services, etc.  

Inflation needs to be allowed for.  The consumer price increase (CPI) has been much less than the spending increases by the Town.  Bank Of Canada data Janaury annual CPI

Planned spending for 2026 is $21.8 million dollars being an 6.7% increase above the planned 2025 spending.  

These types of annual increases have been chronic for the past four years.

General inflation should not be causing these large spending increases

The spending budget is the major driver to what appears on your property tax bill.

The gap between Town spending increases and declining inflation numbers is now the most signficant financial issue facing us.   Our debt situation is now under control and in a happy place.  We need to focus on getting our Town spending within reasonable bounds.