News and Updates in King Township
I use this blog to inform you of issues within the Township which are being assessed at the Council table as well as tell you about events happening in the Township which are of interest.
OMB Reform
The Province has initiated a review of the OMB and are seeking public input. The closest one to us is Tuesday October 18th in Newmarket at Trinity United Church 461 Park Ave. To learn more about the review process etc. see here. Changing the scope of the issues...
Celebrating Rosie MacLennan
Residents are invited to celebrate and congratulate Rosie MacLennan November 10 at 7PM at Cardinal Golf Course, 2740 Davis Dr. If you are planning to attend please RSVP Teresa Barresi, the Mayor's Executive Assistant at 905 833 4020 or tbarresi@king.ca. There is no...
Electoral Reform
Want to learn more about electoral reform? If so, you will interested in this town hall meeting on Wednesday, October 12 7-9PM. It is being hosted by MP Deb Schulte. Guest speakers are Professor Wiseman (Political Sciences) from U of T and Professor Marc Menard,...
“new” developments in King City
There are 3 development projects proposed for King City which are being presented in October. Two of them are public information sessions hosted by the developer. Purpose is to show interested community members the concept that the developer is proposing to build;...
Soupfest: this Saturday!
October 1 is the tasty event of Soupfest; great way to truly celebrate the bounty of the Holland Marsh. For all details see here.
Horse Stable Tour
This weekend is the Horse Country Stables Tour hosted by Headwaters. This is a chance to see many of the horse farms you drive by throughout the year. As you will see on the list of venues which are open to the public, there are a number in King, including those...
4 Plan Review: feedback to Province
On 9/27 Council agenda there is Staff report asking for Council endorsement to proposed feedback to Province on its draft amendments of changes to the 4 Plans i.e. Growth Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Greenbelt Plan. The provincial review also...
Status report on critical planning initiatives
Given how critical our projects to update Official Plan and zoning bylaws for the 3 villages Staff has been asked to provide updates every 3 months. Here is 2nd such update which is on 9/27 Council agenda. I am disappointed to see that previous target dates are not...
Soupfest: October 1
One of my favourite annual events is only 2 weeks away....Soupfest in the Holland Marsh is on Saturday, October 1st. If you buy on line The highest priced ticket is $12; and for that you can have 7 samples of different soups showcasing the diversity of the Holland...
Protected Lands Increase in Size
On September 26 there is Public Meeting at Council regarding a proposal to convey 10.5 hectares from private ownership to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). This is the kind of public meeting which I truly enjoy! When NCC acquires property it implements...
Radar Feedback Signs: one year later
As reviewed in the Staff report on 9/26 Council agenda, we have reached the end of the one year pilot programs of having radar feedback signs located on two local roads: Kingscross Drive and Hazelbury Drive. The signs were posted in response to traffic calming...
Roads and Structures Needs Study–final
On 9/26 Council agenda there is the final report on the Roads and Needs Structure Study. This study is critical input to our budget. Its quite clear that roads will continue to consume a significant portion of our capital dollars as the Study shows that there are...
Recent Comments
What I would like to see is the actual recycling of most of the items in the blue boxes. We…
Good overview and assessment of current situation, and the situation that got us to this point . King Twp has…
thank you for your feedback and acknowledgement of the effort required to understand the budget.
Hi Nancy, Working sessions are really education type meeting for Council members. There isa Council report in the agenda and…
This has got to be the strangest working session. “Overview of King’s Citizen Experience Plan” does not allow for citizens…
Hi Deb, as always your blast/posts are SO helpful! You are a marvel. Your summaries are succinct, informative, opinionated with…
Hi Bruce, just yesterday somebody was telling me about Simcoe and the choices they had.
Hi Debbie, Of interest, Simcoe County has had the carts on wheels for recycling, organics and garbage for some time…
Hello John, good question. I cannot answer at this point; you can be sure I’m going to be finding out.
Since the township is saving on the recycling expense, will this savings be passed on to us the tax payers…