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.
Employment Lands at Jane/King Road–tough decision
At our December 16th Council meeting I made one of the tougher decisions I have made since being on Council: whether to refuse or to accept the revised application by King City Corporate Center (KCCC) for the prestige employment lands in King City at south east corner...
Surviving The Ice Storm
Before commenting on the ice storm I want to wish you all a very happy, safe and successful New Year. Christmas 2013 will certainly be remembered: the ice storm really tested everyone's resilience. I know that in many cases people were very challenged to keep...
Invitation to Annual Pancake Breakfast
Annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday, January 4, 2014 9AM-11AM King City Arena & Community Center plus.... Mayor Pellegrini invites you to join him for a free skate 11AM-noon. I hope to see you there! Here is the official invitation
2014 Budget Decisions Begin
Deliberations on the 2014 budget begin at December 16 Council. You can review the draft budget here. The draft proposes an increase of 2.59%; assuming the proposed York Region increase of 1.54% and the proposed neutral rate from School Board,the blended increase for...
Tree By-law
The first draft of a tree by-law one is being discussed at Monday (12/16) Council.The by-law targets those trees not covered by the York Region Forest Preservation By-law which addresses woodlands over 1 hectare in size and those trees in smaller wood lots (.2 to 1...
King City Corporate Centre: revised proposal
As a result of OMB led mediation there has been a significant change to the application from King City Corporate Centre for the development of their lands on SE corner of Jane/King Road. Council unanimously turned down the original application in Nov. 19,2012 as it...
OMB Hearing on Wedding Venue
I attended most of the OMB hearing conducted week of November 25 on the application to create a banquet facility to provide a wedding venue in an open country environment. In my most recent post I encouraged people to attend,if their schedules permitted, to both show...
Waste Collection Problems & Solutions
As you have either experienced personally or have read about in our local papers, there are some problems with our garbage pick up program. To both provide background and an update on resolving the issues Council & Staff had a working meeting on 12/2. Bottom...
OMB Hearing Begins on the Wedding Venue Application
The OMB hearing on the application to create a wedding venue and children's camp on the Oak Ridges Moraine begins Monday 11/25. At this point the logistics for the hearing is that it will run for 5 days beginning 11/25 at 10AM in the Township Council chambers. If your...
Museum Strategy Approved
An excellent strategic plan for our Museum has been approved. The mission statement of being a "vibrant gathering place..which connects our rich heritage to our dynamic future" excites me. Furthermore, the vision speaks to the critical role of creativity learning and...
Maybe volunteering at Museum is for you
Making a decision or making a commitment, to do something can be intimidating if it is a new experience. Here's a chance to see if the Museum represents a venue for you to use your creative juices. As identified in the Museum strategy (which I summarized in another...
Toronto Wildlife Centre
When you come across wildlife which is sick, injured or abandoned it can be rather nerve wracking as you simply don't know what to do. In 2013 we ran a pilot program whereby Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC) was contracted to provide support & services to our...
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…