Feb 29, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
The 2nd OMB pre-hearing on the development at Mary Lake Estates (or the Culotta property) was held February 24 as a revised draft subdivision plan had been submitted by the proponent. It is against this draft the appeal to the OMB will proceed. From my perspective...
Feb 16, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
The draft plan for Sustainable King is completed. To celebrate its completion and to provide another opportunity for residents and businesses to understand it and provide comments a public forum is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30PM at the Country Day...
Feb 16, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
We say that we value our heritage but to date there has not been a lot of real substance to support that claim. Small steps are now being made. I am hopeful that it is the beginning of a new trend! In the 2011 budget there was funding to hire a contract heritage...
Feb 16, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
I have heard concerns from a number of people about a project at ClubLink’s King Valley golf course to cut down a number of trees. As the project surpassed the limit allowed by York Region (YR) for tree removal without a permit King Valley did make an application. ...
Feb 1, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
Monday the budget and business plan was passed. As adopted, the 2012 Budget & Business Plan, when considered with the Regional and Education components, results in a 3.63% property tax increase. For a home assessed at $607,709 (the average assessment in King...
Jan 29, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
If you are like me you almost disconnected when the robo call came through this weekend before hearing the invitation to join a Virtual Town hall on Monday, January 30 to discuss the upcoming provincial budget. It is being hosted by Oakridges-Markham MPP Helene...
