On the April 23rd Council agenda there is a recommendation for a 3 year partnership with Arts Society King (ASK).  As indicated in the report this builds on a 1 year “pilot” program.  The agreement is comprehensive in that expectations of each of the two parties is well defined.  I believe that ASK delivers significant value to the Township as it delivers against its mission of promoting, supporting and advocating for arts and culture.  Given that ASK is a volunteer organization it is truly remarkable the impact it has on King’s quality of life.  All municipalities deliver some degree of services and programming in response to its community’s desire for arts and culture.  Compared to the larger municipalities with their relatively large budgets, we are very dependent on a volunteer organization to deliver arts and culture; the impact of these volunteers is truly enhanced by the kind of partnership which has been forged with the Township, namely  Parks, Recreation & Culture.