By Catherine Lefebvre
The town of Brownsburg-Chatham will collect 3.8 per cent more in taxes in 2026, according to the municipal budget adopted by council on December 9, 2025.
According to the budget presented by Treasurer and Director of Finance Marie-Christine Vézeau, the budget totals $21,569,600, a 10 per cent increase over last year, with a 3.8 per cent increase in the tax bill, slightly higher than the estimated inflation rate of 3.4 per cent.
The residual property tax rate increases by $0.0225 per $100, agricultural by $0.0214 per $100, commercial by $0.1544 per $100, and industrial by $0.2056 per $100.
Vézeau explained that this increase is due to the recently adopted new collective agreements for municipal staff. She also stated that the town council has “[…] decided to balance the budget with an allocation of the $1.1 million surplus.”
The town wants to continue and improve the services offered in the area, attract young families, diversify leisure activities, and modernize its infrastructure and facilities. It will be able to benefit from 31 per cent of investments financed by third parties, thanks to subsidies and contributions from developers. This will enable it to carry out the usual granular refilling, sidewalk repairs, resurfacing, culverts, guardrails, and flooring work on the main dam at Lac Crooks, the dam at Lac Monaco, paving and lighting work for the Pommetiers project, repairs in the Roland Cadieux sector, and building renovation work.
