Several area municipalities will be getting a funding boost through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae announced Monday.
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These Stratford-area communities will receive a combined $785,400 bump from the fund, which is the province’s primary general assistance grant to smaller municipalities.
“Our rural municipalities will benefit from this additional funding, allowing us to continue building stronger and safer communities together,” Rae said in a release.
This fund will see an increase next year of $50 million to provide $550 million in unconditional funding to 390 Ontario municipalities. This increase will be targeted to small, northern and rural municipalities and those with a limited property tax base.
“This funding will assist municipalities in providing critical municipal services to people across the province,” the press release said.
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The fund is set to increase again to $600 million by 2026.
Communities that received a funding increase include:
- North Perth with $186,900 in additional funding for a total of $1,867,800
- West Perth with $97,200 in additional funding for a total of $1,088,700
- Perth East with $112,600 in additional funding for a total of $1,268,600
- Perth South with $39,700 in additional funding for a total of $455,800
- St. Marys with $36,200 in additional funding for a total of $642,300
Other communities in the Perth-Wellington riding that received a boost were: Minto, which received a $47,900 bump for a total of $1,521,500; Mapleton, which received an additional $133,200 for a total of $1,048,000; and Wellington North, which received an extra $131,700 for a total of $1,483,600.
This additional funding brings the total received by these eight municipalities through the fund to $9,358,300.
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