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.
Hate the Towers but don’t want calls dropped
Most of us love the capability created but most of us don’t want to see the means for creating that capability. I am referring to smart phones and telecommunication towers a.k.a “cell phone towers.” Communication facilities are federally regulated; the approval...
A museum and more
On Sunday I participated in a tour of the recently opened Museum and Community Centre in Whitchurch-Stouffville in the village of Vandorf; it was organized by the Historic Society of King. What a fabulous public space. What a demonstration of what can be achieved...
Lots To Do this Saturday (June 16th)!
Noon-8PM check out what is happening at King City Memorial Park. To name a few: a jazz band, community BBQ, children’s activities. A big feature of the day is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the King City Lions. Imagine: 60 years of helping the people of King...
BLACKOUTSPEAKOUT: Please speak out TODAY for nature and democracy.
As our parliament considers a budget bill that would vastly transform our environmental protections in the absence of transparent public discussion, I am joining with colleagues across the country to say: Silence is Not an Option. Today, with hundreds of others I am ...
“Sweat Equity”–rights or privilege & responsibility
With the hiring of a contractor as a Heritage Planner we are starting to make some progress on protecting our cultural heritage by listing properties on the Heritage Register. But from the brief debate at Council 5/28 it is evident that there are challenges ahead as...
Subdivision Agreement: features for current residents
Another milestone for the Valley King development in King City: specifically the subdivision agreement was approved at the May 28 Committee of Whole. The agreement includes several notable features: street lighting which is both LED and dark sky compliant, a traffic...
ORM 2012 Heroes
Saturday morning (6/2) I attended an event to honour the 2012 Moraine Heroes. Five (5) individuals or groups were nominated by peers for their contributions to making the Oak Ridges Moraine a better place. King Township personalities figured prominently this year. ...
Roads—which to repair/upgrade and when?
May 28th working Committee of Whole was devoted to our road, bridges & culverts infrastructure. Not very exciting topic in itself but of importance given the financial impact. For roads estimated capital needs are $30 million over next 10 years with 2/3 required...
Saturday June 16: you want to be in King!
In case you haven’t heard: the place to be on Saturday June 16th is King. Starting in the late morning there will be lots happening in King City: King City Lions are arranging a big celebration in honour of their 60 years contributing to King City AND there is the...
Building the Intelligent Community
The digital world is exciting and challenging. My own use of the potential at my fingertips is very, very limited; but I have enough understanding of the concepts to see the irony of two communications received in the last couple weeks. On one hand, I learn that the...
Mary Lake Estates: home to snapping turtles??
A new dimension to the assessment of the “goodness” of the subdivision application by Mary Lake Estates has emerged: Chelydra serpentina a.k.a snapping turtles. At the 4/30 Public Meeting Council and attending public saw mapping by citizens of numerous sightings just...
Need a great rain barrel?
Are you equipped to efficiently collect and use rain water for your garden? You can buy a great rain barrel at Springfest this weekend for $35. When I saw it at Volunteer Appreciation Night last week I was really struck by its ease of use. (But, to clarify…I have...
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…