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.
Widening 400
MTO (Minister of Transport Ontario) presented to Council an update on the plan to widen Hwy 400, specifically, the stretch between King Road and South Canal Bank Road (north of Hwy 9). You can see it here. Key points: starts June 2015 and the north segment (19 SDRD...
Collard, Winter, Scott Reconstruction
Reconstruction of Collard, Winter and Scott will be begin now that the contract has been awarded. As reviewed in the staff report, project has a hefty price tag of ~$960,000 but clearly current conditions warrant it. I have asked Staff to be very proactive in their...
Architecture Creating Sense of Place
Architecture, monuments, public art says so much about the community. Paul Raff is an engaging speaker. Listen to him and do some imagining....King City Library Wed. May 13 at 7PM.
Studio Tour on Sunday
Sunday, April 26th is 2nd day of Arts Society King studio tour. I was out on Saturday and stopped in at several locations. As always I thoroughly enjoyed it: excellent excuse for admiring our beautiful landscape en route to a couple locations; relaxed conversations...
Mayor and Ward 1 & 5 Councillors at Library 4/23
Thursday, April 23rd 6:30-8 PM Mayor Pellegrini and Councillor Cleve Mortelliti and I will be at King City Library waiting to talk to constituents. That evening will be the last of the 2015 annual tour of Meet The Mayor & Councillor. Its a great opportunity for...
Appreciation of Volunteers
aThursday May 7th is our annual event to express appreciation to the many volunteers in King Township who contribute so much to quality of life that we have here. This is also our opportunity to pay special tribute to the handful of people who have been nominated by...
Planning Initiatives: Your Input is wanted!
There are a number of initiatives in process which will have a significant impact on how King Township evolves over the next decade and beyond; specifically the King Township Official Plan Review and the Provincial Review of the 4 Plans (i.e. 3 conservation plans and...
King Loves Spring
King is now looking more beautiful as so much litter was picked up on the clean up day Saturday April 18th. I extend a big thank you to all who have been out. I worked along Keele north of 15th with a dozen+ residents and I counted well over 20 bags along with...
Walk or Run for Southlake on April 26th
Once again I am joining King Marsh Muckers in the Run or Walk for Southlake on Saturday, April 26th. Mayor Pellegrini and other Council members are on the team too. You can still register to participate (although I believe it is too late to join the Marsh Muckers...
Report a Pothole on YR Road
Ever wonder how to efficiently report damage or dangerous debris on York Region roads? Motorists and pedestrians are encouraged to report a road maintenance problem (e.g. pothole) to roads operation dispatch. Phone: 905 830 4444 (x75200) or email TRN _roads...
Living With Wildlife
Living With Wildlife. 1st of 3 sessions by Toronto Wildlife Services Wednesday, April 1 at 7 PM at King City Library. Here is more information about the series and dates of other 2 sessions.
Clean-up Challenge across King!
Take part in the Clean Up Challenge on Saturday April 18. Help us clean up our parks, streets and neighbourhoods. Ask your neighbours to work with you for an hour. Be part of the challenge across the Township. More detail are here. Gloves, garbage bags and trash...
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…