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.
Review of Conservation Plans & Growth Plan
The much anticipated Report from the Advisory Committee for the co-ordinated review of the Growth Plan and the 3 conservation plans (Greenbelt (GB) , Oak Ridges Moraine (ORMCP), Niagara Escarpment was released in early December. If you are interested in why the world...
GTA West Project Suspension
Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced that it is suspending the environmental assessment (EA) for Hwy 413 (GTA West Corridor.) In the announcement MOT states that it is not a decision to cancel the new highway but that it is being reviewed. Everyone is reading...
King For Refugees….reminder!
Reminder: meeting for all those interested is Wednesday, January 6 at King City Seniors at 7 PM. Click here for more information
Greetings
I hope that you have some wonderful special times with friends and family over this coming holiday period. And as I celebrate it, I also want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. I also hope that you have a safe & healthy New Year.
King For Refugees
In the last couple weeks there have been several meetings to start preparations for sponsoring Syrian refugee families in King. The level of interest, the number of people committing to use their talents & skills and time is truly heart warming. The next meeting...
High Risk Offender in King–information meeting
York Regional Police is inviting members of the community to an information session following the release of a high-risk offender in King Township. It will take place Sunday, Dec. 13, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Trisan Centre, 25 Dillane Drive in Schomberg. Members of...
2016 Budget and Business plan
The draft 2016 budget and business plan is now available on the web. Here is brief Staff Report giving an overview. Blended impact of the proposed property tax increases by York Region and King and assuming continuation of 0% increase on Education is an increase of...
Fines for Violation of By-laws
On the 12/14 Council agenda there is a Staff Report recommending introducing fines (or increasing for those few already in existence) for violations. I am totally in agreement with the proposals. There needs be some "pain" for breaking the rules. As reviewed in the...
Best place for a medical marihuana facility
Staff report on 12/14 Council Agenda proposes that our zoning by-law should be amended to direct a medical marihuana facility to the Rural General (RU1) zone exclusively. This is NOT a proposal for approving a facility; rather it is establishing where such activity...
Kingscross Applications
Monday, December 7th Council meeting is the statutory public meeting in response to the applications made for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to enable the creation of a new lot in Kingscross. Earlier I posted the official notice for this...
King For Refugees–meeting December 9
There is a community meeting Wednesday, December 9 at 7 PM at King City Library to develop further the plans for welcoming and supporting Syrian refugees in King. Its an opportunity to learn more about how individuals can contribute in a manner which is comfortable...
Important steps for Broadband in King
Building broadband capability in King is critical; there are some significant gaps today but there are some huge advance coming. I am anticipating a very interesting deputation by the Business Development Director of Vianet* at our Monday Council meeting. At...
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…