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.
Official Plan Review
There are a couple very important Municipal meetings over the next month: one of them is the Official Plan (OP) Review. The OP review kicks off with the public meeting Thursday Nov. 28 6PM at Country Day School. The OP is an important policy document describing how...
2014 Budget: choices for spending tax dollars
There are a couple very important Municipal meetings over the next month: one of them is the 2014 Business Plan and Budget. It will be on the December 16th Council meeting. Public comment and input is very much wanted. To enable quality feedback from the public...
Christmas in King City
Christmas in King City Your hosts: the King City Business & Community Association When: 5-8PM on Friday, November 30 tree lighting entertainment delicious treats from the local businesses, photo with Santa Bring an unwrapped gift for King City Fire Department...
Christmas in Kettleby
Wondering What To Do in November?
Thanks to hard working, creative and committed volunteers there are a several events in the next couple weeks which are well worth attending. Here are a couple. As a reminder these events are posted on my calendar on the right side of the home page. Fall Bazar &...
What Is the Hurry?
People are driving too fast everywhere. At the upcoming (11/4) Council meeting there is a Staff report that a petition has been received from residents on Kingslynn Drive requesting traffic calming measures to improve pedestrian safety. At last Council meeting...
Schomberg Ag Arena Initiative Update
We are moving one step further towards a decision on whether we have an acceptable "deal" for the Schomberg Agricultural Arena and Community Centre. In the report tabled for the 11/4 Council it is clear that we have a proposal from Caregiver Omnimedia which is very...
New Trail Opportunity–public input wanted
We are very fortunate to be able to easily and quickly access many trails. And there will be more: new trails are being planned in the Nashville Resource Management Tract (NRMT). NRMT is owned by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority (TRCA); its north/south borders...
New Sign By-law–draft
A draft new sign by-law is on the agenda for Council on October 21st. I am very pleased that the draft shows a continued priority on maintaining a respectful and protective attitude towards the natural beauty of our landscape and countryside. It would be so easy to...
Roundabout Open House
York Region is hosting an open house to provide information on the lead solution for improving the safety of the intersection at Lloydtown Aurora Rd and Keele intersection, namely a roundabout. Wednesday, Oct. 16 Kettleby Public School 6 PM to 8 PM I encourage people...
Official Plan Review Begins!
Why should you care that a review of the Official Plan (OP) for King Township has been initiated.? An OP is a significant foundation-type document as to how a municipality is to evolve: how lands should be used, where development should occur and not occur, which...
To Be Prepared Information Is Required
I brought to the attention of Council that City of Stratford had passed a Resolution seeking to enhance community safety by addressing the concerns of railway safety. Council supported the resolution. And very importantly Chief Wall and his Staff have contacted the...
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…