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.
Mary Lake Estates —timing correction
Earlier I published a post summarizing the OMB settlement for the Mary Lake Estates Development application. I provided incorrect or at least incomplete information about the timing for the development to occur. Physical work on the site could take place before the...
Designation By-law for “Shift”
As I communicated earlier Council voted to designate “Shift” as being of cultural heritage value or interest on 2/25/13. By-law to reflect this decision was passed 05/27/13. Again, I can truly say that I am proud to have been participated in this decision. You can...
Wedding & Camping Venue Application
I have written previously about an application to create a wedding and camping venue at south west corner of Hwy 400 and Lloydtown Aurora Rd. With one exception my concerns can be summarized as questioning conformity with Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP)...
Agenda Item of Interest
At a June 10 working session of the COW there will be a presentation by Planning Staff on Committee of Adjustment (CofA), Function and Process. This session has been triggered by questions from Council members about the process. e.g. Why do applications for all...
Uncertainty Ends for Mary Lake Estates
There is finally a settlement on the Mary Lake Estate development. The OMB hearing was completed on May 9th. The Board approved the revised draft plan of subdivision (87 lots), the revised draft plan conditions and the zoning bylaw. The Kingscross Estate Ratepayers...
May 27 COW Agenda Items of Interest
There are two Committee of Whole (COW) agenda items of particular interest on Monday May 27. At a working session of the COW there will be a presentation by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). As it is a working session the public is able to attend...
Kings Garden Estates
Application has been made for a development north of DiNardo Court and Carmichael Crescent on the east side of Keele. (This is 3rd phase of a developed often referred to as the DiNardo Development.) There are two opportunities for the public to learn more about the...
Upcoming events & meetings of interest
On the right side of the home page I maintain a calendar. It shows dates of Council meetings and events & meetings of interest which I think may be of interest to my constituents. Below are some particularly important ones coming up soon. Schomberg Agricultural...
Parks, Recreation & Culture Master Plan
There is another opportunity for residents to provide input to the Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan update. The draft plan will be available for public to review and to comment on at meetings being held in Nobleton Arena on Monday May 13th. Meeting times...
Bike Rodeo for ages 5-12
Sunday, May 12th, 2013 from 11:00am – 3:00pm at the King City Arena. A few of the activities: bicycle safety inspection, fun skill-building activities, food & refreshments. For full details see here. If May 12 th doesn’t work for you or if you prefer a...
Street and Corner Makeovers in King City
We are one step closer to 2 important intersections in King City getting a makeover in 2013! As I indicated earlier the urbanization of King Road and Dufferin is schedule to be implemented this summer. And at May 6th Council there was unanimous approval of an...
Update on Mary Lake Estates OMB hearing
I have last reviewed that the OMB hearing on the Mary Lake Estates development application would reconvene April 18th. It did reconvene but very briefly as the Township, working with the developer, had not yet completed the draft plan of subdivision, the conditions...
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…