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.
Offensive Actions Against Spongy Moths (formerly called gypsy moth)
Wednesday, April 20 at 6:30 pm there will be free informational webinar on the LDD moth (or spongy moth, previously known as European gypsy moth) hosted by several authorities. The webinar will provide an overview of the LDD moth life cycle, how to identify them,...
Mayor’s Celebrationof Youth Arts
April 7- May13 you can see an art exhibit featuring work by secondary students from Country Day School, King City Secondary School, and Villanova College at the Municipal Centre. You can see the works after completing your business with the municipal staff or you...
Intl Women’s Day Art Exhibit and Forum
The International Women's Day art exhibition at our Heritage & Cultural Centre is well worth a visit. The artists were given the theme of "community." Looking at each piece caused me to think about what this word really means. This is a new event in King;...
Digital Resources About King
As you may have noticed the municipal king.ca is continuing to evolve. There is a very informative section on all things to know when you have a building project. The King Community Guide king.getsactive.com is a valuable resource for drop in programs and more....
Keele West
On Monday, April 4th there will be the statutory public meeting for an application to amend the King City Community Plan (KCCP) and the Schomberg King City Urban Areas Zoning By-law 2017-66 to provide for the re-development of lands on west side of Keele across from...
Noblestone Developments
On Monday, April 4th there will be the statutory public meeting for an application for Draft Plan of Subdivision, Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to facilitate the development on the property located at 13440 Highway 27. As is...
Input to draft York Region Official Plan
The agenda for the March 21 Council meeting includes a staff report recommending comments to be submitted to York Region (YR) regarding the draft York Region Official Plan (ROP). The ROP will guide the growth throughout YR to 2051 in conformity with the Growth Plan...
Softscaping: how much?
The agenda for the March 21 Council meeting includes a report reviewing 4 years of historical data about minor variance applications, specifically those about permeability; and it recommends preparation of amendments to the zoning bylaws for the three Villages based...
Nobleton Sewers Phase 2/contract 3 is finished
The agenda for the March 21 Council meeting includes 2 reports dealing with the Nobleton sanitary sewer system. One report is in response to the completion of the construction of phase 2/contract 3 which means that the residents can now connect. At this stage there...
Stateview Contribution
The agenda for the March 21 Council meeting includes a report summarizing the principles for a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement (MCFA) between Stateview Homes and the Township whereby the former will contribute $1,000,000 to the Township to fund municipal...
Corporate Services
On the March 21 agenda there is a report providing an overview of the key activities by the Corporate Services department in 2021. I suggest reviewing this report as it provides a good perspective on what 17 staff members are doing to provide services to the...
Annual Drinking Water Reports
The agenda for the March 21 Council meeting includes the 2021 water summary report. Once again as I read this annual report I feel very fortunate to be living in King where residents are assured that their drinking water, as supplied by the municipality, is safe. In...
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…