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.
Good beginning steps
Reports at March 19 Council included a couple initiatives which are entirely consistent with our draft sustainability plan. i) The draft subdivision for King Station is approved and it includes installation of LED street lighting. ii) Secondly a report was tabled...
Wetlands–not just an environmental issue
I just went to a workshop on wetlands hosted by Ducks Unlimited. A couple scary statistics: mapping in 2002 shows Ontario has lost 70% of its wetlands; and of those remaining some have suboptimal functionality because they are surrounded by development and/or...
A subsidized tree for your backyard!
Are you thinking about adding a tree or two to your back yard? Subsidized native trees and guidance for good planting is available from LEAF (local enhancement & appreciation of forests). You can learn more by clicking here; or, brochures are available at...
Upcoming events & meetings of interest
On the right side of the home page I maintain a calendar. It shows dates of Council meetings and other events & meetings of interest which I think may be of interest to my constituents. Below are a couple particularly important ones. COMMUNITY SHOWCASE &...
Sustainability–little and big steps
I am on the task force charged with developing the Sustainability Plan for King Township and am looking forward to the Celebration on March 7. Perhaps because of the amount of personal time spent on thinking out 10+ years and considering what action is required to be...
What Do They Do In There?
Just wanted to pass onto you a cool information series I just found on King's website. Its “spot light on business.” Each issue focuses on one business in King: reviews its history, product line and performance. By clicking here and scrolling down you can find the...
Sustainable King– the draft plan and celebration
The draft plan for Sustainable King is now published and available for you to read. You can read it on the web by clicking here. Printed copies are available for you to read. Each library branch has two hard copies for review. There are also two copies at the...
Heritage Register–17 added!
I posted recently that Council would be considering a Planning recommendation to move properties from the inventory to our Heritage Register. We did. At our February 27th meeting we moved 17 properties to the Register; a couple recommended ones were deferred to...
Mary Lake Estates–2nd OMB pre-hearing
The 2nd OMB pre-hearing on the development at Mary Lake Estates (or the Culotta property) was held February 24 as a revised draft subdivision plan had been submitted by the proponent. It is against this draft the appeal to the OMB will proceed. From my perspective...
Sustainable King Public Forum
The draft plan for Sustainable King is completed. To celebrate its completion and to provide another opportunity for residents and businesses to understand it and provide comments a public forum is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30PM at the Country Day...
Protecting Our Heritage–new beginnings
We say that we value our heritage but to date there has not been a lot of real substance to support that claim. Small steps are now being made. I am hopeful that it is the beginning of a new trend! In the 2011 budget there was funding to hire a contract heritage...
Long overdue….tree bylaw in King
I have heard concerns from a number of people about a project at ClubLink’s King Valley golf course to cut down a number of trees. As the project surpassed the limit allowed by York Region (YR) for tree removal without a permit King Valley did make an application. ...
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…