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.
Take a bus to King City Go Train
Effective January 14th there will be a new bus route operating in King Township: route 61 will be a weekday rush hour service for travel throughout the Township and it is timed to meet two GO trains in each direction. Here is the detailed schedule and map.In...
Budget/Taxes for 2013
Council is in the middle of 2013 tax assessment/budget discussions. As expected there is tough debate as Council members have differing viewpoints: sometimes the disagreement is on a specific issue and sometimes it is on the cumulative impact of all the items i.e....
Additional January Council meeting
An additional Council meeting will be held in January; specifically on the 21st. It will be held in the King City Arena. The agenda will be the development application for Marys Lake Estates. This is not a statutory public meeting. The application is already before...
Kettleby is back!
Now here is a Christmas present for all those affected by Canada Post’s (CPC) decision to drop the name Kettleby from their data bases and to replace it with King: they have agreed to reinstate the name Kettleby pending receipt of a resolution from Council. At our...
Decision on Old Schomberg Arena
I am very pleased with the decision Council has made to issue an Expression of Interest for the re-purposing of the site of the old Schomberg Arena through a public/private partnership by way of a sale or a lease. Clearly, it would be quicker if we simply sold it...
Municipalities Have Authority on Fill–resolution
King Township Council passed a resolution Monday, which if fulfilled, will enhance the ability of all municipalities to exercise their authority to protect water sources in their area. Specifically, our resolution asks the federal Ministry of Transport,...
Water and Wastewater Rates
One resident has commented that our water rates support the cliché that water is blue gold. I think that is a huge exaggeration but I do understand why the comment would be made as water and waste water rates are increasing at a rate well beyond inflation. Annual...
King City Corporate Center (KCCC)
A special Council meeting has been called for this Monday, 11/19; critical agenda item is KCCC application. The staff report which can be read here recommends that the applications (Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Draft plan of subdivision) be...
Walking & Fundraising For Seniors
Either for altruistic or selfish reasons one can’t help but be impressed with an organization aspiring to enhance the health, wellness and independence of seniors and the caregivers! It is so important that there are options for all of us as we age as to where we...
Festive Events in King
Calendars are filling up with Christmas special events. Whether you share in the religious belief at the foundation of Christmas or not I hope that you will take the opportunity to participate in some of the activities as they are a wonderful way to enjoy the...
The Greatest Gift
From time to time we hear stories in the media about the shortage of organs for transplants and the long waiting lists. At a recent Council meeting we heard a presentation about this supply/demand imbalance and learned about one big step for addressing it. A couple...
LIC Amendment Approved
There is a new tool for us to achieve our targets for reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and at same time it can enable private property owners to improve their own carbon foot print. Local Improvement Charge (LIC) regulation has been amended so...
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…