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.
Public Forums on 2016 Budget
As I noted earlier there are 2 public forums being held for the 2016 Budget. If you wish to understand which initiatives are proposed to be funded in 2016 and which ones are not and why, this is a meeting for you. At these sessions the Finance Director will be...
Parks Division Move to Schomberg–more information
Earlier I wrote about a plan to move the Parks Division Staff to the former Schomberg Arena. In response to questions indicating lack of understanding about the plan and criticism about both the plan and how the plan had been communicated additional information is...
Hickory Hills OPA Application
There is report on Council agenda regarding a long outstanding application from Hickory Hills to create 2 lots in their land holdings west of Dufferin and south of the Zancor subdivision. I do have some questions but I don't anticipate that the answers will modify my...
Christmas in King City–Saturday 11/21
2016 Budget
2016 Budget work is well underway. In addition to dates I provided in an earlier post two forums have been scheduled for the public to ask questions, make comments: Tuesday, December 8 7-9PM in Council Chambers in King City and Saturday, December 12 10AM-noon in Dr....
Mary Lake Estates–earthworks to begin
Visible work is about to begin to build the new subdivision south of 15th Sideroad west of Keele. On Council agenda for 11/16 there is a staff report reviewing the application by the Mattamy (Monarch), the developer, for a site alteration agreement. With approval of...
Special Council Meeting on December 7
An additional Council meeting has been scheduled for Monday, December 7 at 6PM to accommodate a required Public Meeting regarding applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendment in King City, specifically in Kingscross Estates, to enable...
Great Exhibit about the Women in the Great War Effort
The special exhibit, King Remembers The Great War 1914-1918 with focus on Women's Roles in the War Effort is very much worthy of a visit. Its on at the King Heritage & Cultural Centre un11/24. Even if you consider yourself a scholar on the topic I bet you will...
Christmas Events for All
Volunteers in community groups across King are offering many different opportunities to celebrate the Christmas season. Most of the activities are very secular and are a great opportunity to connect with neighbours and broader community, along with family &...
Official Plan Phase 2: direction setting
Phase 2 of Official Plan Review is on Council agenda for 11/2. Its a very important report as this drives how the Township will evolve. At this stage all the details are not yet being determined; but very significant policy directions are being determined such as: ...
Updated Open Air Burning By-law
On November 2 Council agenda there is a report from the Fire Chief recommending an update by-law to regulate open air burning in the Township. Other than the administrative changes to make the application process better (for client and for Staff) the changes are...
2016 Budget Preparation
Preparations for the 2016 Budget are well underway. For those interested in the deliberations here are a couple dates you will want to keep in mind. November 2 there is a working session for Council at which Staff will provide a review of what 2016 will look like if...
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…