{"id":849,"date":"2025-12-20T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/?p=849"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:52:14","slug":"2026-oxford-county-tax-increase-slightly-higher-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/delegations\/2026-oxford-county-tax-increase-slightly-higher-than-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Oxford County Tax Increase Slightly Higher Than Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/pub-oxfordcounty.escribemeetings.com\/Players\/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?ClientId=oxford&amp;FileName=New%20Encoder_Council%20Meeting%20-%20Oxford%20County_2025-12-10-09-26.mp4\">Oxford County\u2019s recent budget meeting<\/a>, residents and delegations including Stand4Oxford (S4O) saw the final property tax levy come in slightly higher than earlier projections. While council initially worked with figures indicating a 5.0% property tax increase for Woodstock residents and 5.1% for residents elsewhere in Oxford County, the final approved budget reflected a 5.2% property tax increase for Woodstock and 5.3% for other areas. For more details, you can read the coverage from the <em>Woodstock-Ingersoll Echo<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.granthaven.com\/post\/2026-oxford-county-budget-passes-with-5-plus-per-cent-tax-hike\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many households, even a fraction of a percentage point makes a noticeable difference. S4O highlighted these affordability concerns during our delegation, emphasizing the impact on everyday residents and calling for careful management of public funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, 2026 will be a municipal election year, giving residents an important opportunity to vote for councillors who will represent their priorities and ensure local government remains accountable. Staying engaged now can help shape the decisions that affect your community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S4O will continue to monitor budget discussions, share updates with residents, and advocate for transparency and fiscal responsibility in Oxford County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents who want to make their voices heard or get involved can reach out to S4O through our <a href=\"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/sample-page\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2\">Contact page<\/a>. Together, we can work to ensure council hears the community on matters that affect everyone\u2019s wallets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required><\/textarea><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label for=\"author\">Name <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"245\" autocomplete=\"name\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label for=\"email\">Email <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"100\" aria-describedby=\"email-notes\" autocomplete=\"email\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label for=\"url\">Website<\/label> <input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"url\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"200\" autocomplete=\"url\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-subscription-form\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe_comments\" id=\"subscribe_comments\" value=\"subscribe\" style=\"width: auto; -moz-appearance: checkbox; -webkit-appearance: checkbox;\" \/> <label class=\"subscribe-label\" id=\"subscribe-label\" for=\"subscribe_comments\">Notify me of follow-up comments by email.<\/label><\/p><p class=\"comment-subscription-form\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe_blog\" id=\"subscribe_blog\" value=\"subscribe\" style=\"width: auto; -moz-appearance: checkbox; -webkit-appearance: checkbox;\" \/> <label class=\"subscribe-label\" id=\"subscribe-blog-label\" for=\"subscribe_blog\">Notify me of new posts by email.<\/label><\/p><p class=\"form-submit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='849' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"akismet_comment_nonce\" name=\"akismet_comment_nonce\" value=\"5848b6c121\" \/><\/p><p style=\"display: none !important;\" class=\"akismet-fields-container\" data-prefix=\"ak_\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"ak_js\" value=\"102\"\/><script>\ndocument.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );\n<\/script>\n<\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Oxford County\u2019s recent budget meeting, residents and delegations including Stand4Oxford (S4O) saw the final property tax levy come in slightly higher than earlier projections. While council initially worked with figures indicating a 5.0% property tax increase for Woodstock residents and 5.1% for residents elsewhere in Oxford County, the final approved budget reflected a 5.2%&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-delegations","category-local-watch"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/higher-taxes-e1766168411888.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":911,"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions\/911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}