Welcome to my blog! MY primary objective is to alert my constituents and others in King Township about issues being reviewed at the upcoming Council meetings. I do this as I believe the quality of Council decisions is enhanced when the public is engaged. I hope that residents will make deputations and/or send emails to Council to express their opinion and/or to ask important questions. Also, I include notice of meetings and events which I think are particularly important. I welcome your comments, whether you agree or not with me, and only edit to eliminate inappropriate language.
Recent Posts
Possible amendments to One King (our new official plan)
On Council Oct. 19 agenda there is a report recommending the criteria for accepting (not approving) applications for amendments to our recently approved official plan, One King. As indicated in the report the Planning Act does provide a 2 year moratorium on official plans (i.e. amendments are not allowed); but it also allows a municipality to define any exceptions to the moratorium. I can see...
Climate Change Action Plan in King
The second webinar about the King Climate Change Action Plan is Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6 pm. You can register just before joining in but if you register now you will get a gentle reminder in your email closer to the date. The first one was on 1o/19 and was taped; it is to be made available for viewing but at time of writing this post it has not been done so. You will find it and more background...
Active Transportation
On agenda for October 19 Council the report on Active Transportation has been brought back. It was originally presented a month ago when some concerns were raised which required some additional research by Staff. I am excited about this as it captures many ideas identified many times as being valuable enhancements to our daily living. The importance of this Plan is accentuated by how...
Traffic Calming
Prior to the October 19th council meeting which begins at 6pm there is a Committe of the Whole Working Session beginning at 5pm. Members of the public may attend this virtual meeting at which the consultants who have been working on the Traffic Calming Strategy will present their draft Plan and will take questions from Council. I anticipate that in the near future at another Council meeting a...
Hello Stephen, heat pumps "run" on electricity. As the Ontario grid is mainly supplied by water power and nuclear switching…
Sounds interesting! What do heat pumps require to heat a home? Does it take any natural gas or strictly electrical?
No I can't. I have asked about it other years and have been told and didn't retain the answer. Need…
Thank you nancy. Deputations or emails expressing support would be great.
I do know that there is a process for making concrete which produces less GHG...I looked into it several years…