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.
Rezoning Current Town Hall Property
On Council agenda there is report recommending the enactment of a By-law to rezone the lands where the Township Office is currently located. As reviewed in earlier posts, this change sets the stage for Township to sell the property which in turn will be a significant...
2017 Budget Schedule
Here is full schedule for the various meetings, presentations, public consultations etc. for the 2017 Budget. Here are the meetings of particular importance to most people Monday October 17 5 PM working session Committee of Whole Staff will present draft budget...
4 Plan Review: Township Feedback
On 9/17 Council agenda there is a Staff report recommending what feedback the Township should give to the Province in response to the amendments proposed for the 3 conservation plans and the growth plan. You can see here my initial assessment of the Province's...
Open House for Development on Keele north of King Road
There is open house for the public to see the development proposal for 13165 and 13175 Keele St., King City on September 13th 6-8 PM at King City Library. Here is the notice. This open house is hosted by the developer. In contrast to the Public Meetings which are...
Animal Control…new By-law
A new by-law covering many aspects of animal control is on the agenda for September 19 Council. The draft was reviewed at June 12 Council meeting; feedback and comments from Council and public have been addressed an appropriately incorporated in this new by-law. One...
Doors Open
Doors Open is in King on Saturday, September 17 10 AM to 4PM See what is behind that door to which you do not have access Stop and look at that interesting place which you drive by frequently but have never taken the time to investigate Here is the map and list of...
About current Township office property & new Township office location
There were a couple staff reports of particular interest to the community which were on the August 29 meeting. I regret not being able to alert my readers ahead of time as I was away until Aug. 28 and barely had time to read the reports and prepare for the meeting....
Rosie from King City has the gold again!
Congratulations to Rosie MacLennan! With grace and great skill she has won her second gold Olympics medal! We are all so proud of Rosie.
What A Bargain: subsidized tree planting for you
LEAF offers a subsidized Backyard Tree Planting Program to help you get the right tree in the right place. For approximately $150 to $220 per tree you will get a site consultation in your yard with an arborist, a five to eight foot tall tree (or two to four feet tall...
September Events: culture, history and art
Just a head's up on some excellent September activities & events in King. Sunday, September 11 is the annual Schomberg Street Gallery. This is a beautiful one of a kind event: walk and enjoy Schomberg's Main Street; and along the way check out the arts and...
Learning How to Grow Trees
As I have posted separately LEAF offers a wonderful service: not only will they supply a tree they will plant it for you in the right place on your property. But maybe you would like to plant your own tree; or perhaps you want to know more about how to maintain...
Rezoning Current Township Office Property
On Monday August 29 there is a public meeting as required for changing the zoning for the property where the Township Office is located. Changing the zoning to permit a variety of commercial uses within a commercial or mixed multi-unit residential and commercial...
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…