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.
2012 Budget and Business Plan Approved
Monday the budget and business plan was passed. As adopted, the 2012 Budget & Business Plan, when considered with the Regional and Education components, results in a 3.63% property tax increase. For a home assessed at $607,709 (the average assessment in King...
The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation Needs Funding
If you are like me you almost disconnected when the robo call came through this weekend before hearing the invitation to join a Virtual Town hall on Monday, January 30 to discuss the upcoming provincial budget. It is being hosted by Oakridges-Markham MPP Helene...
Virtual Walk for Wellness
I would like to thank King residents for their generous support for the Virtual Walk for Wellness, the fund-raiser by CHATS (Community and Home Assistance to Seniors). And I want to thank the many people who encouraged me throughout the week to fulfill my commitment...
Support For New Ways to Finance Energy Retrofits at Home
I am very pleased that Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting a request for the review of existing policies, legislation, regulation and/or technical guidance relating to the uses of Local Improvement Charges (LIC) to enable their use for energy...
Mid York East-West Corridor Update
Just keeping track of all the YR road projects is a challenge…let alone trying to understand and assess the implications. A mid York east-west corridor was the focus on Monday at Council: first a deputation by YR Engineering Infrastructure Planning Branch; then a...
2012 Budget and Business Plan for King Township
The 2011 budget discussions were tough; and as evident from the 1/16 meeting, the ones for the 2012 King Township municipal tax rate are going to be no different. Last year’s was particularly challenging as all the jargon was overwhelming: reserves, reserve funds,...
Mary Lake Estates—1st OMB pre-hearing
The 1st OMB pre-hearing for the appeal on Mary Lake Estates development was held on Jan. 9, 2012. Outcome of that meeting was schedule definition for the appeal, brief summary of the issues and clear demonstration of the intense interest by the Kings Cross community...
Amendments to our OP’s to be better prepared!
At the January 09,2012 Council Meeting Council unanimously supported recommendations to proceed with modifying the various Official Plans (i.e. the village community plans, the hamlet plan) to incorporate amendments with updated policies relating to any future...
Raise The Barn with DANCE
There have been several very successful raisers in response to the fire at Round The Bend. There is yet another….and this one promises great fun…a dance. Tickets are $50 and are available online here as well as from TD Canada Trust locations at Yonge and Wellington...
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. Budget Meetings Capital and Operating...
OMB Pre-hearing on King City Subdivision
Across from the Villanova College on the 15th SDRD there is a 24.9 hectare (61 acre) property referred to as Mary Lake Estates and/or the Culotta property. During the last few years there have been a couple unsuccessful efforts by the proponent to receive draft...
Interim Control Bylaw—power generation
The Township implemented an Interim Control Bylaw (ICBL ) two years ago as part of its effort to thwart the Ontario Power Authority’s effort to have a gas fired generator build in the Protected Countryside in northern King Township. (One can only speculate whether it...
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…