Where Your Money Goes
Every day your tax dollars provide programs and services to improve the quality of life for you and your family — here's how.
In a typical day residents will use or witness most City services being provided, such as water, curbside collection, roads, traffic signals, street lights, libraries, parks, police, fire & snow removal, just to name a few.
Value for Money
The City receives 9¢ of every tax dollar, and those 9¢ go a long way. Here are some of the major services residents rely on and the total annual amount paid per home* for each:
| Service |
Amount |
What You Get |
|
Barrie Police
(service partner)
|
$789 |
- 24/7 availability
- 237 police officers
- 60,600+ calls for service
|
| Fire & Emergency Services |
$399 |
- 24/7 availability
- 8,100+ calls for service including fire response, vehicle accidents ice rescues, hazardous materials and more
|
| Roads Operations |
$249 |
- Maintenance & snow cleared from 1,668 lane km of roads, & 604 km of sidewalks
- Power to 11,000 street lights & 246 traffic lights
- Maintenance & operation of 399 km of storm sewers, 106 km of watercourses, 18 km of culverts & 89 storm ponds
- 4,500+ service requests annually
|
| Transit |
$187 |
- 2.7 million annual transit trips
- 194,000 transit vehicle in-service hours
|
Libraries
(service partner) |
$113 |
- Two library locations
- 6,450 annual service hours
- 365,000 annual visits
|
| Recreation |
$116 |
- 4 community centres with 3 gyms
- 7 sport & recreation centres
- 56 sport fields
- 43 ball diamonds
- 37 tennis courts
- 2 million+ visits to recreation facilities annually
|
| Environmental Services |
$100 |
- Over 53,000 households receive curbside collection: bi-weekly garbage collection, weekly organics, blue & grey box collection.
|
| Parks & Forestry |
$84 |
- Care of 34,000 City-owned street trees, 2,100+ acres of City-owned forest and 812 acres of tree-lined parks
- Inspection & maintenance of 88 km of public trails
- Inspection & maintenance of all equipment and play areas at 114 playgrounds
|
| Creative Economy |
$36 |
- Hosted 21+ start-up events in 2017
- 87,000+ annual attendees at City-run festivals
|
County of Simcoe
(service partner) |
$277 |
- Paramedic services ($96)
- Long-Term Care ($13)
- Social Housing ($78)
- Ontario Works ($56)
- Children & Community Services ($34)
|
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* Numbers based on the 2017 Budget & typical Barrie home assessed at $302,000.
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